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Powerful Tools for Biotechnology - Biochips -LRB- Chang Chiung - fang PERSON / photos by Hsueh Chi - kuang PERSON / tr. by Robert Taylor PERSON -RRB- The enterovirus detection biochip developed by DR GPE . Chip Biotechnology PERSON takes only six hours to give hospitals the answer to whether a sample contains enterovirus , and if it is the deadly strain Entero 71 ORG . Worldwide ORG , biotechnology is a rising star of the industrial stage . In Taiwan GPE , in recent years DATE the Ministry of Economic Affairs ORG , the National Science Council ORG and the National Health Research Institutes ORG have been strongly pursuing " biochip " research programs . In the last two years DATE , three CARDINAL biochip companies have also been set up in Taiwan GPE . Just what are biochips ? What use are they to mankind ? Why do so many people have such confidence in their future ? What is the current state of this field in Taiwan GPE ?
And what are the prospects for future development ? Let 's take a closer look . In just a few years ' DATE time , or a few decades DATE , the following scenario could become a reality : When you 're feeling under the weather , all you need to do is buy a diagnostic biochip from the chemist 's shop , put a drop of urine onto it , and you will find out what is wrong with you - a health check will be as easy as a pregnancy test today DATE . Everyone will carry with them a biochip bearing a record and analysis of their own DNA . From it one will not only be able to see one 's own physical condition , but even to predict what diseases one CARDINAL will have in the future . It will be like an ID card , needed when looking for work , buying insurance or even seeking a partner for love and marriage . Laboratories will no longer need all kinds of large instruments , for all stages of their experiments will be carried out on little biochips , saving time , effort and money . Today DATE , the scenes outlined above may just seem like pipe dreams . But these dreams could yet come true , and the key to that happening is those little biochips .
A dream come true ? Developments such as the sequencing of the human genome and the rapid development of genetic engineering have spawned biotechnology industries like bioinformatics , biomaterials and pharmaceutical engineering , which have emerged as the rising stars of 21st - century DATE industry . As part of the government 's efforts to promote the biotechnology industry in Taiwan GPE , in July 1999 DATE the Industrial Technology Research Institute ORG -LRB- ITRI -RRB- set up the Biomedical Engineering Center ORG -LRB- BMEC -RRB- to actively develop biomedical engineering technologies . Biochips are one CARDINAL of the core technologies in the field . BMEC general director Dr. Johnsee Lee PERSON says that the ITRI ORG 's four - year DATE R&D program in biochip applications and technology is now in its second year DATE . Its initial objectives are mainly focused on developing sensor chips to screen for infectious diseases , while later goals will be to develop technologies to test for genetic diseases and cancers . As well as this new research establishment , in the two years DATE since September 1998 three DATE commercial companies have been set up in Taiwan GPE to make biochips : U - Vision Biotech ORG , Taiwan Genome Sciences ORG and DR GPE . Chip Biotechnology . Of these , DR GPE . Chip attracted much attention this year DATE when it developed a chip to detect enteroviruses , a deadly epidemic of which has gripped Taiwan GPE over the last two years DATE .
Fever chips DR GPE . Chip Bio PERSON -technology was set up in September 1998 DATE . Vice president Wang Shin - hwan PERSON states that the company successfully applied to the Ministry of Economic Affairs ORG for funding to help it pursue a development program for enterovirus detection chips and test technology . Today DATE , the enterovirus chip is in the testing phase , and DR GPE . Chip is collaborating with Taipei Veterans General Hospital ORG to obtain samples with which to establish the accuracy of the chip . What is so remarkable about the enterovirus detection chip when compared with traditional test methods ? There are 68 CARDINAL known forms of non-polio enterovirus . The detection chip does not simply determine whether a person is infected with enterovirus , but can also differentiate between different virus groups , for instance showing whether a sample contains the deadly Entero 71 ORG virus , or Coxsackie A16 PERSON , which is easily confused with Entero 71 ORG . In addition , the chip and its accompanying PCR kit greatly reduce the time required for testing . Wang Shin - hwan PERSON notes that traditional bacterial and viral cultures take seven to ten days DATE to prepare , and even with the newer molecular biology testing techniques it takes three days DATE to get a result . But DR GPE . Chip has developed methods to reduce the sample preparation time , which enables a result to be obtained in only six hours when used in combination with their enterovirus chip .
Furthermore , the initial results of joint trials by DR GPE . Chip , Chang Gung University PERSON and National Cheng Kung University ORG suggest that the chip is over a thousand times more sensitive than traditional test methods . " In addition to enterovirus , we plan to develop chips to detect other infectious diseases such as hepatitis B , hepatitis C and HIV , " says Wang Shin - hwan PERSON . Apart from the enterovirus chip , which is already at the testing stage , the ITRI 's Molecular Biomedical Technology Division ORG is also conducting research and development on biochip applications and technology . Research program director Pan Chao - chi PERSON states that at present they are actively developing a " fever chip " with a wide range of applications . Pan ORG explains that in clinical practice , the causes of fever are difficult to quickly diagnose . A " fever chip " bearing the DNA of common fever - causing viruses and bacteria could be used to determine the cause of the fever and the type of pathogen involved would be a valuable tool . However , Pan ORG points out that because of the difficulties in substantially reducing the time needed for sample preparation , the usefulness of such a fever chip is still limited , so that it can not yet be widely promoted . Where the real money is At present , most applications for biochips are in academic research and the development of new pharmaceutical drugs .
Demand for them is growing rapidly . Johnsee Lee PERSON says that according to US GPE market research estimates , the worldwide annual DATE consumption of microarray chips is currently around 250,000 CARDINAL ; in two years DATE this is expected to grow to 1.2 million CARDINAL . Based on a market price per chip of US$ 1,000 MONEY , the size of the world market in biochips could grow to US$ 1.2 billion MONEY in 2003 DATE , and to US$ 40 billion MONEY over the next decade DATE . Thus some people have set their sights on the biochip market , and believe that following Taiwan GPE 's success in the semiconductor field , the island could go on to be a major center for contract manufacture of biochips . Be that as it may , the small number of biochip companies so far established in Taiwan GPE still find their market in domestic research establishments and pharmaceuticals manufacturers . Although they are also actively developing overseas markets , what interests them most is not biochips per se , nor are they content merely to be contract manufacturers . " The chips are only a tool , and the big money is not in chip sales . What counts is the R&D behind them . " Jerry Huang PERSON , executive vice president of U - Vision Biotech ORG , reveals that U - Vision ORG , which was set up in September 1999 DATE , has signed a contract with the US GPE company Zen - Bio PERSON to jointly develop human adipocyte cDNA microarray chips . Huang PERSON states that research in recent years DATE has revealed that adipocytes -LRB- fat cells -RRB- are active regulators of the energy balance in the body , and play an important role in disorders such as obesity , diabetes , osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease .
Thus it is hoped that research into human adipocytes can help in the search for drugs and other therapies to treat these disorders . Apart from this , U - Vision ORG is also conducting a one - year DATE bacterial genome project , which aims to map the genome of a certain drug - resistant bacterium as a basis for developing new vaccines and drugs . Drug development Taiwan Genome Sciences ORG -LRB- TGS -RRB- , which was set up in November 1999 DATE as a joint venture by the Uni-President Enterprises Group ORG , Yuen Foong Yu PERSON and Tuntex Groups PERSON , only entered the biotechnology fray in April of this year DATE . CEO Andrew Kuo PERSON says the investors came to the view that Taiwan GPE needs to develop its biotechnology industries , and therefore they combined their resources to make a long - term investment in the field . TGS ORG 's strategy is to invest in a number of US GPE genome research companies , and to sign technology transfer agreements and chip production contracts with them . Kuo PERSON comments that contract production of chips is merely a service activity and a source of income for the company - TGS 's ultimate goal is in doing R&D work to identify gene sequences as targets for developing new drugs . Kuo PERSON states that at present , the number of known target sequences for disease - treating drugs is only around 500 , but as the human genome is mapped out this number can be expected to increase tenfold . Currently , TGS ORG has its sights set mainly on doing research into diseases which are especially prevalent in Asia LOC , such as liver and stomach cancers .
A chip revolution However , the potential uses for biochips go far beyond the medical applications outlined above . Dr. Johnsee Lee PERSON , who as well as heading up the Biomedical Engineering Center ORG is also general director of Union Chemical Laboratories ORG , a research institute under the ITRI ORG umbrella , says that due to biochips ' advantages of miniaturization , parallelism , speed and the ability to reveal the " big picture , " they have a very wide range of applications . They can not only be used as a research tool in biological , medical and pharmaceutical research and development , and as a clinical diagnostic tool for doing health checks , testing for infectious pathogens , screening blood and so on , but they can also find uses in such areas as defense applications , police forensic work , environmental testing and food testing . Biochips come in two CARDINAL main types : the microfluidics chip or " lab - on - a - chip , " and the microarray chip or " DNA chip . " Microfluidics chips bring together biotechnology , microelectronics , micromachining and other technologies to integrate the functions of multiple laboratory instruments onto a single chip in miniaturized form . Meanwhile on microarray chips , biological molecules such as gene segments , oligonucleotides , proteins or antibodies are bound to the chip surface in an array of tiny spots , and a single chip may carry many tens of thousands CARDINAL of such spots . BMEC researcher Pan Chao - chi PERSON uses the example of blood screening for a blood bank to illustrate the difference between the two CARDINAL kinds of chips . To test a blood sample using a microarray chip , the sample must first go through many preparatory steps such as purification , nucleotide extraction , copying , amplification and labeling before being put onto the chip where the " hybridization " reaction takes place . Finally , the results are analyzed using a detection system .
Hence these chips are only suitable for use in the laboratory . In contrast , with a lab - on - a - chip system , all the laboratory preparation stages will be done on the chip itself , so that the user need only place a drop of blood directly onto the chip to obtain a result . At present , microfluidics technology is not yet mature , and no such chips have been launched as commercial products anywhere . But , says Pan Chao - chih PERSON : " This is the way future biochip development will go . " The poor man 's chip Future prospects also seem infinite for microarray chips , which are already widely used in laboratories and research establishments . Jerry Huang PERSON notes that DNA chips are an indispensable research tool in molecular biology . On one CARDINAL little biochip , tens of thousands CARDINAL of gene segments can be arranged to simultaneously detect the expression of tens of thousands CARDINAL of genes . In other words , whereas in the past researchers had to investigate each gene individually , today DATE , using biochips , they can obtain test results for tens of thousands CARDINAL of genes at once .
In particular , biochips not only can speed the pace of research , but can also replace laboratory animals such as rats and rabbits in many experiments , with tests being carried out directly on human genes on the chip . Thus as research tools biochips are not only convenient and quick , but also more humane . Dr. Konan Peck PERSON , an assistant research fellow at Academia Sinica 's ORG Institute of Biomedical Sciences ORG -LRB- IBMS -RRB- , says that biochips need to be made more widely available as a molecular biology research tool . With this in mind , Peck PERSON has developed nylon - based biochips which have been called " the poor man 's biochip , " since they cost a third ORDINAL less than glass chips . Apart from the material itself being cheaper , the nylon chips use a visible - spectrum colorimetric system to display results , so that they can be read using an ordinary optical scanner , which costs 50 - 70 % PERCENT less than using a special laser detector . The nylon membrane biochips currently produced by TGS ORG and U - Vision Biotech ORG are all derived from the technology developed by Konan Peck PERSON . Cutting edge Can Taiwan GPE really repeat its success in the semiconductor industry , to become a major production center for biochips ? BMEC director Johnsee Lee PERSON observes that the level of scientific and technical know - how required for biochip production is very high , so that the opportunities for contract manufacture are limited . However , due to Taiwan GPE 's early entry into biochip research and development , and the high state of development of its semiconductor industry , the island is well supplied with relevant technology and skills .
Thus , says Lee PERSON , " Taiwan GPE should have opportunities to enter this field not merely as a contract manufacturer . " The potential and importance of biochips is plain to see , but in this new , interdisciplinary industry , there are still many obstacles and difficulties to overcome . Apart from the fact that the technology is not yet mature , and that generally accepted , mutually compatible international standards have not yet emerged , the biggest bottleneck for biochips at the moment is the many thousands CARDINAL of patents which have been taken out in the field , which limit the avenues available to each player . " Because this area is a patents minefield , it 's impossible to create a product which from start to finish does n't infringe on anyone else 's patents , " says Johnsee Lee PERSON . In his view , this problem may be resolved in the future by the exchange of patented technologies between players . In other words , at this stage companies must actively carry out research and development , and obtain international patents , in order to have bargaining chips in future negotiations . At present , the BMEC has over 10 CARDINAL patents pending in the areas of microfluidics biochips , chip surface processing technology and probe design and applications . Pushing the envelope Although at their present stage of development , biochips are already a great help to researchers , they are still far removed from ordinary people 's lives .
But one CARDINAL day they will play an important role in all our lives . " Applications and commercialization are our goal , " says Johnsee Lee PERSON . He says that only if research results are commercialized does research produce an economic payback . Equally , to have a really broad market biochips need to go beyond the laboratory researcher , and into hospitals , clinics and homes , and to individual users . Lee PERSON points out that before biochips will be worth commercializing , sample preparation needs to be made convenient , reading results must be simple and easy , the chips ' speed and accuracy must be high , and their cost must be low . He predicts that in one to two years DATE , biochips will be suitable for use in supplemental tests , and after around three years DATE for high - throughput screening ; in five years DATE time it should be possible to develop them into general screening tools which will be as easy to use as the pregnancy test kits on the market today DATE . IBMS associate research fellow Konan Peck PERSON agrees that in the foreseeable future , diagnostic chips will enable everyone to learn their current state of health and know what diseases they may develop in the future . But in a situation where testing technology is ahead of medical treatment technology , the medical problems so discovered may not be treatable . Mankind is always challenging his limits , and when , in the near future , biochips lift the veil of many diseases , the next challenge will have only just begun .
Genteel Journalis -- Thomas Lu PERSON -LRB- Eric Lin PERSON / tr. by Robert Taylor PERSON -RRB- Thomas Lu PERSON is the doyen of the Chinese NORP news media . Still out on the journalistic front lines at 81 CARDINAL , this spry , forthright veteran has an immense zest for life . At 78 CARDINAL , drawing on his astonishingly sharp memory , he completed his reminiscences and " record of emotional regrets . " He is not only one of the " wonders " of Taiwan GPE 's journalistic world , but is also recognized by those of his generation as a gentleman and a " good - looking man . " A person 's looks change with their age and their state of mind . Many friends have told me I look better the older I get . People do n't know that when I was young I had dreadful protruding teeth , but now not only do my teeth no longer show , but the lines of my face have also softened .
People who know me know that there have always been two CARDINAL great loves in my life : the news , and women . Now that I 'm in my 80s DATE , looking back I think I can say I 've done alright in both respects , and I 've learnt that both reporting the news well , and finding favor with women , depend on your character and conduct . Journalism is not just a profession , but should also be a vocation - you have to throw yourself fully into this infinitely broad field of endeavor . Intellectually and spiritually , in work and in love , I have gained experience and fulfilment . I have always remembered the encouragement which Mr. Yu Youren PERSON gave me as a young reporter . He said that to be a fearless champion of social justice , as is expected of a journalist , the most important thing , apart from energy and vitality , is modesty . You have to treat everybody the same , and not be overawed by the great and powerful . A president or a street sweeper deserve the same respect as a human being , and should both be treated the same way . Funnily enough , an unassuming attitude is also advantageous in relations with the opposite sex .
Chinese NORP society is male dominated , and women are mostly regarded as having a subsidiary role . In this kind of unfair situation , an upstanding man should cherish and respect women all the more . A considerate attitude can be expressed in little things . For instance , when you see that a hair has fallen onto a female friend 's shoulder , you should lightly pick it off for her , and throw it away or put it in your pocket . If sincere , this kind of action is attractive in a man . If a woman expresses her liking for you , then no matter whether she is pretty , or whether you find her attractive , you should respond in the same way , and with the same respect . When I was a young reporter stationed in Europe LOC , there was a British NORP woman reporter who liked me very much . Once I was driving her somewhere to report a story when we had an accident , and she suffered some badly broken bones . Although I was n't attracted to her in that way , I went to see her every day in hospital , and this left a deep impression on her of how considerate Chinese NORP men can be . Looking back at my life , I 've hardly had any really bad experiences in my relationships with women , and this is because just as in my professional life , I 've always maintained a self - critical attitude towards my emotions , and always tried to prevent myself acting like a male chauvinist .
Looks are something you are born with , but character is something you can work on , and it can outweigh your appearance . Luo Jialun PERSON , one CARDINAL of the leading lights of the May Fourth Movement ORG , is a famous example . Luo PERSON was not good looking , and was even ridiculed as " looking like a cross between a pig , a dog and a bear . " But he was tremendously well - read , had a beautiful writing style , and for a time he was Chinese NORP ambassador to India GPE . His wife was a universally admired beauty , the envy of all . So I say , " handsome is as handsome does . " I was imprisoned by both the Kuomintang ORG and the Communists NORP , and at times I might have been killed . Perhaps other people in the same situation might have wallowed in self - pity , but I saw it as a rare opportunity in life . In 1951 DATE , in a dark prison cell during a big Communist NORP purge , what came into my mind was not fear of death .
Instead , I wondered what kind of headline my death would merit in the newspapers . " 10,000 CARDINAL Rush to See Lu Executed PERSON " ? Perhaps it was this eternal optimism which changed my frame of mind and my appearance . This is the advice I 'd like to give young people : it 's true that good looks can come from external grooming , wearing nice clothes , or wearing earrings ; and perhaps you can get other people 's attention by creating your own special look . But do n't overdo it . It is appropriate dress , and a temperament developed through study and practice , which really make a man attractive . Tanshui : An Inspiration to Poets , Artists , and Romantics -LRB- Lin PERSON I - hsien / photos by Diago Chiu PERSON / tr. by Phil Newell PERSON -RRB-
In paintings , a white cloud layer swirls over Mt. Kuanyin ; waves on the river drift like a breeze ; a red sun dances on golden water ; a yellow moon sings from a deep purple sky . . . . The Tanshui of illustrations is a place of unblemished beauty , a myth that remains unshakeable . In the 300 CARDINAL - plus years since its founding , this port town - formerly called Huwei , now Tanshui Township - GPE has seen days of prosperity and has also been through a baptism of fire . What makes it special among the 309 CARDINAL urban and rural townships of Taiwan GPE ? How do the people of Tanshui live today DATE ? How do they recall the past ? And how do they see the future ?
" You want to know how Tanshui PERSON has changed ? I would say that the biggest change is that the old streets are gone . " So declares Tu Hsiu - yuan PERSON , proprietor of the Hui Yuan Pharmacy ORG , and also director of the Huwei Cultural and Historical Workshop ORG . His pharmacy is located on what is now called Chungcheng Road FAC , one CARDINAL of the oldest streets , which Tanshui ORG natives still call Huwei Street . Tu PERSON , who has lived his whole life in the old neighborhood , has watched from his doorstep as old shops have refurbished themselves in modern style , and modern shops have adopted the look of the old . For the convenience of cars , the streets have been widened repeatedly . In 1988 DATE , the last train on the old Tanshui Line FAC of the railroad chugged into history , taking that old slower pace of life with it . In 1997 DATE the Tanshui Line of the mass rapid transit system opened , bringing floods of visitors to the town . Yet , while these tourists bring a human touch to the streets on weekends and holidays , on ordinary weekdays the silence is accompanied only by leftover garbage , empty shops , and those Huwei people who refuse to leave their old homes .
The golden age of Huwei There are different explanations as to the origins of the word Huwei , the original name for Tanshui PERSON . Some say it was a transliteration of the place name used by the indigenous people . But others say it comes from a long - gone fishing practice , using a shi hu -LRB- " stone pool " -RRB- . Early fishermen used stones to carve a long , narrow catchment -LRB- the so - called " pool " -RRB- in the sand , waiting for the tide to carry in fish which they could then easily scoop up . Since the place now known as Tanshui PERSON was at the tail end -LRB- wei -RRB- of this stone pool , it came to be called Huwei . Tanshui occupied an important place in the transport network connecting Taiwan GPE to Southeast Asia LOC . Even before the arrival of Westerners NORP in Taiwan GPE , Han NORP Chinese NORP often crossed over from China GPE to Tanshui GPE , which is relatively close to the mainland . Here they engaged in barter trade with the Pingpu GPE -LRB- meaning " plains " -RRB- aborigines , with deer skins and sulphur being the most coveted products . As Western NORP powers turned their eyes to Asia LOC , Tanshui GPE became strategically important .
In the 17th century DATE , first ORDINAL the Spanish NORP , and then the Dutch NORP , built forts here as symbols of their claims to territorial control . In the mid-17th century DATE , China GPE took control of Taiwan GPE , and closed Tanshui PERSON to international trade . Later , as a result of the Sino - French war of 1884 DATE , Tanshui PERSON was again opened up to Western NORP access . During Tanshui 's golden age , large and small boats were constantly coming and going in the harbor , and it was not unusual to see enormous steamships . In the latter part of the Qing dynasty DATE , Tanshui PERSON was the largest port in Taiwan GPE , and was the " customs headquarters , " also charged with overseeing port activities at Keelung GPE , Tainan GPE , and Kaohsiung GPE . However , during the Japanese NORP occupation , as a result of silting , and because the Japanese NORP invested a huge effort in developing the port at Keelung GPE , Tanshui ORG faded in importance , never again to see the likes of its glory days . Tanshui PERSON is a place of many historic sites , a place that invites reflection on things past . In the " foreign district , " a missionary named George Mackay PERSON established the first ORDINAL hospital for Western NORP medicine in Taiwan GPE ; it was here that in 1878 DATE the first ORDINAL case of paragonimiasis in the world was diagnosed . The old church next to the hospital is a mecca for Tanshui PERSON painters .
The schools , homes , and consulates in the foreign district - some long gone , some still standing - testify to the fact that this was a place of intensive interaction between Chinese NORP and Western NORP cultures . If you go up Sanmin Street ORG , you will discover the head of an old and disused water pipe . This could be a relic left behind by one CARDINAL of the major Japanese NORP infrastructure projects , the first ORDINAL tap water station . Or you could walk instead next to the MRT station and see another first ORDINAL for Taiwan GPE : the first ORDINAL seaplane landing area , also built in the Japanese NORP occupation era . Or you could visit the venerable Tamkang Secondary School ORG . As you watch the children laughing and arguing and playing , you can think back to the time when the Japanese NORP government did not allow Taiwanese NORP and Japanese NORP to attend school together . Under those circumstances , Tamkang Middle School ORG became a cradle for the training of Taiwanese NORP elites . Gradually you will discover that Tanshui ORG is a bookish place . This little town has everything from nursery schools to graduate schools . During the reign of the Guangxu emperor of the Qing dynasty DATE -LRB- which began in 1875 DATE -RRB- , and prior to the beginning of the Japanese NORP occupation in 1895 DATE , Tanshui ORG produced two CARDINAL successful candidates in the highest level military exam , one CARDINAL in the highest level civil exam , and countless successes in lower - level imperial exams .
Even in modern times , the town has not passed up chances to embrace knowledge : When the idea of founding Tam - kang University PERSON in Tanshui GPE was going to be abandoned because of a lack of land and money , local residents offered cheap land , donated money , and lobbied so that the university could set its roots in town . These historic sites are near the river , but do n't spend all your time there . Do n't forget the Tatun Mountains , which shelter the town . In the old days DATE , Tanshui PERSON folk who cultivated farms on the slopes had to walk for an hour to get to their crops . These days you can take a local mini-bus . In the mountains you will see the occasional terraced field grown over with weeds . This land , which has gone from grass to grain and back to grass again , is where many an old Tanshui native played when they were children . The Tanshui PERSON mystique The mountains are also filled with old stories .
The often - renovated Hsing Chung Tang PERSON shop is more than a century old . Owner Li Yung - kun PERSON is a descendant of the eminent Li PERSON family of Tanshui GPE , which produced three CARDINAL juren -LRB- a successful candidate in provincial - level exams , held every three years DATE -RRB- . The house testifies to this past : It has a swallow - tailed roof and a flagpole , features that only the home of a juren was entitled to have . Li Mingbin PERSON -LRB- whose name by birth is Li Minghui PERSON -RRB- , a scholar from Beijing University ORG currently working at Chinese Culture University ORG on an exchange program , is a descendant of the juren Li Yingzhen , who was wounded resisting the Japanese NORP occupation and fled to the mainland , where he settled down . Like his elders , Li Mingbin PERSON bridges the gap across the Taiwan Strait LOC , as he is capable of conversing fluently in either Beijing GPE dialect or the southern Fujian GPE dialect used in Taiwan GPE . Of course , stories do n't have to be old to be interesting . Today DATE 's Tanshui PERSON residents are living their own stories . The crotchety but modest guy who delivers the newspapers , the seafood restaurant owner who has made his fortune from scratch , the old man at the roadside food stall , the hostess in the tea house greeting and sending off guests . . . . Some are active in the early morning , some late at night . Though the founders of many of these shops have passed away , the second ORDINAL generation has taken the baton .
In the old bamboo tea shop , the now elderly hostess still plays her role amidst the ambience of wine and tea , offering a feminine presence to help put at ease her customers who come looking for a little relaxation , evoking the bewitching atmosphere of Tanshui GPE at night . Businessmen from outside , smelling profits , have set up gaudy storefronts and neon signs , hoping to trade on Tanshui ORG 's mystique to sell coffee , seafood , antiques , and snack foods . Students , who have enough money to keep several streets of shops going , carelessly wheel their motorcycles through the narrow streets , their minds elsewhere , thinking of youthful fun or romance . Happy couples and jilted lovers line the river , displaying their joy or sadness in their postures : two CARDINAL people 's shadows are melted together by the darkened river behind , while others stand alone on the riverbank like statues . The weeping river Have you heard of the weeping junks ? During the Sino - French war , Taiwan GPE governor Liu Mingchuan PERSON , attempting to obstruct a French NORP landing , scuttled several of these boats . It is said that , late at night , the sunken junks make moaning sounds . But I think that it may be the river itself that is moaning .
In 1998 DATE , the government produced a plan for a riverside expressway to Tanshui GPE . The road , which was expected to have three CARDINAL levels , would have cut through rare mangroves and created a barrier between the river and the town of Tanshui GPE . If the plan had been implemented , people who wanted to go to Tanshui PERSON and gaze out over the river would have had to find some very high vantage point in town to do so ! Fortunately , thanks to efforts by cultural and environmental activists from Tanshui GPE , the plan was first ORDINAL postponed , and then was ultimately killed after an environmental impact assessment released in September DATE refused to approve the scheme . But a question remains : Is something like this bound to come sooner or later ? " For the purposes of development , the Tanshui GPE coast has been constantly exploited . But what will be result of this incessant struggle against nature ? " says an agitated Tu Hsiu - yuan PERSON . And Hsieh Teh - hsi PERSON of the Tamsui Culture Foundation ORG adds : " High - rises are going up one CARDINAL after another in Tanshui New Town ORG [ a huge government - planned development ] , but many of the apartments remain empty . Everybody here knows that when the northeast winds blow in during the winter , that is the coldest place around . No wonder those apartments are not selling ! "
Tu PERSON says , with disbelief and exasperation in his voice : " Do you know that they are going to build a huge bridge between Tanshui PERSON and Pali ? It 's such a beautiful and historic location , but they are just going to stick up a bridge there , and they are even talking about having a rotating restaurant on top ! " Lovers of Tanshui , while keeping close watch over her , are fearful that the giant beast of development may eventually come and bulldoze Tanshui GPE away one CARDINAL piece of land at a time . They fear that their children , like they themselves , will have to search through photographs and memories to find Tanshui PERSON 's traditional simplicity and the joys of being close to nature . When the old buildings are gone , and people lose contact with the great outdoors , will Tanshui PERSON even be worthy of its reputation anymore ? Scattered wooden fishing boats bob in the river . I have n't met any of the fishermen who these days go out and catch only small fry . They might relate how in the old days they could just put a hand in the river and come up with a big catch . The lonely fishing boats are waiting for the Tanshui - Pali ferry to pass by and say hello . Those lanterns moving through the river are actually the ferry , while those stars flashing in the distance are beams of light that come from the lighthouse every five seconds .
It is only now that I realize that , even in the drabbest weather , Tanshui PERSON is still beautiful . Taiwan GPE 's Townships When you look at a map , what do the 309 CARDINAL townships of Taiwan GPE mean to you ? Do you draw a complete blank on all of them ? Or do some of the names evoke beautiful memories ? What do these townships have to offer visitors ? What interesting or famous characters have they given birth to ? In this age of the global village , how much do you know about the village next door ? Sinorama wants to take you on a journey through Taiwan GPE 's 309 CARDINAL townships large and small : As they follow their individual rhythms , what is it that enables them to create their own music , and what can we hear in the songs they sing ?
Tanshui Facts and Figures Tanshui Township PERSON -LRB- also spelled Tamsui PERSON -RRB- is part of Taipei County GPE . It abuts Sanchih Rural Township ORG to the northeast , the Kuantu GPE area of Taipei City GPE to the southeast , and the Taiwan Strait LOC to the northwest ; to the southwest it faces Pali Rural Township LOC over the Tanshui River LOC . It covers an area of just over 70 square kilometers QUANTITY , and has a population of 115,000 CARDINAL . It is the largest paddy - rice producing area in Taipei County GPE . In days DATE gone by , because the Kuroshio GPE current passes close by , the waters offshore were rich fishing grounds . However , in recent years DATE , pollution from the Tanshui River LOC and exhaustion of fish stocks have caused the catch to dwindle . Among the more famous tourist sites are Fort San Domingo FAC , Yin Shan Temple PERSON , the Lixuetang school -LRB- known in English LANGUAGE as Oxford College ORG , founded in 1882 DATE to train missionaries -RRB- , Huwei cannon emplacement , the mangrove conservation area , Shalun ORG beach recreation area , the historic buildings of the Mackay Hospital ORG and Tamkang Middle School ORG , " Antiques Street " -LRB- Chungcheng Road -RRB- , and the ferry pier . Public transportation includes inter-city bus service , the Tanshui Line of the ORG Taipei GPE mass rapid transit system , and local buses .
For more detailed information visit http://www.tamsui.gov.tw/ . p. 094 CARDINAL High - rises are thought by many to represent development , but in Tanshui GPE they are ruining the skyline and the historic ambience of the town . p. 095 CARDINAL An old Tanshui ORG resident sits with legs crossed reading the paper , as the passage of time , marked on the calendar on the wall , adds a gloss to the antiques . p. 096 CARDINAL -LRB- facing page -RRB- These lovers may be gazing at Tanshui GPE with their eyes , but their hearts have eyes only for one another . Tranquil and romantic Tanshui PERSON is a great place for wedding photos .
p. 097 CARDINAL As the lazy sun displays an extraordinary beauty , a fishing boat drifts toward shore over the golden water . Turning to the Constitution LAW on the " One CARDINAL China " Issue Still wrestling with the vexed issue of " one CARDINAL China GPE , " the President 's Advisory Group ORG on Cross-Strait Relations ORG met for its sixth ORDINAL and seventh ORDINAL sessions during November DATE , amid frenzied media attention . The group eventually reached a consensus that the " one CARDINAL China GPE " principle advocated by the mainland should be addressed " in accordance with the constitution . " How president Chen Shui - bian PERSON responds to this proposal will determine whether or not the " one CARDINAL China GPE " stalemate can be broken , and if there is to be a set timetable for implementing the three CARDINAL direct links . After assuming the presidency , Chen Shui - bian PERSON recruited a number of leading politicians , industrialists , academics and other personages for a non-partisan advisory group , intended to build cross-party consensus on the subject of relations with the mainland . Chaired by Academia Sinica ORG president Lee Yuan - tseh PERSON , the Presidential Advisory Group ORG on Cross-Strait Relations ORG first met in early September DATE .
Since then the Group ORG has held a series of intensive discussions on Taiwan GPE 's fundamental position regarding the cross-strait relationship . The Group entered the final phase of discussions on the " one CARDINAL China GPE " issue during November DATE , but differences between pro-unification and pro-independence participants continued to stymie the effort to produce a statement acceptable to all . As DPP ORG legislator Shen Fu - hsiung PERSON pointed out , the Group had to draft something " palatable both to the pro-unification and pro-independence camps ; something which the DPP ORG ca n't shun and yet which does n't make Beijing GPE wince . " Clearly no easy task . On the evening of November 18 TIME Advisory Group chairman Lee Yuan - tseh PERSON , meeting over dinner with DPP ORG faction leaders , described the cross-strait situation as extremely precarious , and said that since time is not on Taiwan GPE 's side we need to step up efforts to resume dialogue with the mainland . Separately , during his report to the Legislative Yuan ORG on the Academia Sinica 's ORG budget , Lee PERSON reiterated : " If the whole population could arrive at a consensus on ' one CARDINAL China GPE , ' then President Chen PERSON would have no grounds for not accepting that consensus . " Lee PERSON added that he hoped the Advisory Group would shortly come to a firm conclusion on the " one CARDINAL China GPE " issue . Lee Yuan - tseh 's PERSON appeal made little impression on the governing DPP ORG , however . Furthermore , DPP ORG chairman Frank Hsieh PERSON himself came under fire within the party after stating : " The constitution of the ROC GPE is itself a one CARDINAL China GPE framework . Since the DPP ORG has participated in the process of constitutional amendment it ought to accept this constitution , and as the party of government we ca n't afford to override or reject it . "
According to DPP ORG lawmaker Lin Cho - shui PERSON , Chen Shui - bian PERSON has shown more goodwill to Beijing GPE as president than Lee Teng - hui PERSON ever did , but without any response - so why should he once again be expected to respond on the " one CARDINAL China GPE " issue ? Also , Lin PERSON disagrees with Lee Yuan - tseh 's PERSON assertion that " time is not on our side , " and instead feels that things are no worse than before . Meanwhile , the opposition alliance has been calling for the DPP ORG to " shed its ideological baggage . " On November 24 DATE the New Party ORG , which had already pulled out of the Advisory Group ORG , published an article in the press signed by leading members such as Yu Mu - ming PERSON and Chen Kui - miao PERSON , in which they called on the government to take the constitution as its starting point for breaking the " one CARDINAL China GPE " deadlock . They pointed out that Chen PERSON and the DPP ORG had competed in elections in accordance with the constitution , winning the presidency and a share of seats in the legislature and the National Assembly ORG , and had also participated in the process of revising the constitution . Now , with its constitutionally granted mandate , the party has an obligation to fully uphold the constitution . As the politicians argued , Formosa Plastics ORG boss Wang Yung - ching PERSON convened a meeting with other captains of industry to come up with some advice for the government on economic policy . For the first ORDINAL time Wang PERSON voiced support for Lee Yuan - tseh 's PERSON proposal that " with ' one CARDINAL China GPE ' as the precondition , each side can have its own interpretation . "
Wang PERSON also agreed with Lee PERSON 's notion that time is running out for Taiwan GPE , in the belief that Taiwan GPE will only have time on its side once it starts to carry out well - intentioned engagement with the mainland . Consensus on the " one CARDINAL China GPE question " is an urgent priority for both sides if there is to be a peaceful future . Wang Yung - ching 's PERSON demand for a review of the government 's " go slow " policy , and opening of the three CARDINAL direct links , brought a personal phone call from the president , who invited him to come and discuss policy . On November 25 DATE Wang PERSON and a handful of other leading industrialists went to call on the president at his official residence . The businessmen said that shelving the " one CARDINAL China GPE " issue was not the right thing for the government to do , and that Taiwan GPE could no longer afford to play word games . They stressed the need for early restoration of the mechanism for cross-strait economic dialogue , and said that the government should also think about moving towards political dialogue . The Presidential Advisory Group ORG met again on November 26 DATE , and discussed a proposal , made earlier by Public Television System ORG chairman Wu Feng - shan PERSON and already favored by most members of the Group , for " one CARDINAL China GPE " to be addressed through " three CARDINAL acknowledgements and four CARDINAL suggestions . " A firm consensus was finally arrived at , and the Group submitted to the president its proposal that Taiwan GPE should " respond to the mainland 's ' one CARDINAL China GPE ' proposition in accordance with the constitution of the ROC GPE . " The government and opposition parties continued to disagree regarding this consensus .
DPP ORG legislator Lin Cho - shui PERSON described it as " acceptable , if not very satisfactory . " PFP ORG spokesman Li Ching - an PERSON called it " a conclusion without a conclusion . " New Party ORG convenor Hau Lung - pin PERSON said the statement was too ambiguous , tending towards " one CARDINAL China GPE , with each side free to make its own interpretation , " and added that it was highly unlikely to be used by the president as a guide for cross-strait policy . Ting Shou - chung PERSON , deputy executive director of the KMT ORG policy committee , said this so - called consensus was simply a case of going round and round on the spot , and would do nothing to solve the core problem . In a November 28 DATE press release , the Mainland Affairs Council ORG -LRB- MAC -RRB- , the government body in charge of cross-strait affairs , diplomatically stated that it would observe and implement the suggestions of the Advisory Group ORG if and when they become official government policy . Speaking on the topic of the three CARDINAL direct links , MAC ORG chairwoman Tsai Ing - wen PERSON said that these will be phased in according to conditions , with the first ORDINAL phase being the opening of direct business links as necessitated by the admission of both sides to the WTO ORG . And according to economics minister Lin Hsin - yi PERSON , the government recognizes that the " go slow " policy needs to be relaxed , and will give a more thorough accounting of this before the end of the year . Tips for Getting through Middle Age -LRB- Laura Li PERSON / photos by Hsueh Chi - kuang PERSON / tr. by Jonathan Barnard PERSON -RRB-
Middle age and the changes it brings are like a revolving door . Many people peacefully go through it , growing wiser and losing their rough edges . A minority do n't know whether to advance or retreat and get caught in it like a trap . Middle age is a time where one wears more hats than at any other time in one CARDINAL 's life , when one CARDINAL 's responsibilities are heaviest . As a result , the crises experienced by a minority of middle - aged people can involve a lot of other people , so their impact can not be overlooked . Middle age , those years between 40 and 60 , is both the time of life of greatest glory and the time of life that 's easiest to overlook . In comparison to youth or old age , the middle years are often thought of as the time when power , ability , wealth , and physical strength are all at or near their peak , so that one CARDINAL has no excuse for feeling melancholy . Even if there are problems , it is commonly thought that one CARDINAL should be able to resolve them by oneself , notes Chiu Chia - li PERSON , director of the Hwo Chyuan Pastoral Counseling Center ORG , who has worked on many middle - aged cases . Social bias makes many of the middle aged afraid to discuss their problems . This is particularly the case for men , who generally find it difficult to talk about their feelings .
But by keeping everything inside , they may cause irreparable harm to their health . In recent years DATE cancer , sudden death and suicide have become all too common during middle age , which shows that the psychological problems of the middle - aged should not be overlooked . How do you safely pass through the changes of the middle years DATE ? Here are a few suggestions : 1 CARDINAL . Live well at every stage of life Li Liang - che PERSON , a professor of psychology at National Chengchi University ORG , looks at the question from the angle of developmental psychology . He points out that the path of life is continuous : everyone moves from infancy and childhood , to youth and middle age . Smoothly passing through any period of life helps make getting through the next period easier . In other words , the people most at risk during middle age are those who have had difficulties earlier in life .
Foreign research shows that those with high social and economic status and with ample financial resources bear up better during crisis and have more ways to get out of trouble . Is it too late to start talking about these problems when you are already middle - aged ? Chang Der - chung PERSON , an associate professor in the Department of Living Science ORG at National Open University ORG who worked at a counseling hotline for over a decade DATE , argues that any step in the right direction is worthwhile , no matter when you start . Middle - aged problems are rather predictable , and they 're not hard to avoid . Are you worried that your marriage is growing stale ? Then no matter how busy you are , you 've got to set aside some time to be with your spouse . Are you worried about losing your job ? Then start developing a second ORDINAL skill and get into the habit of saving and managing your money . Are you worried about how to care for your parents when they get old and sick ? Then spend more time with them , and encourage them to get more exercise and take care of themselves .
There are so many things to be concerned about during middle age that you had better get an early start . Otherwise , you 'll end up being overwhelmed . 2 CARDINAL . Start over In China GPE it used to be said that middle age was the period when one was " heir to the ancient sages and the teacher of posterity . " But now times are changing so fast that perhaps the lessons of past experience are no longer suitable for solving today DATE 's problems . To assume a posture of superiority based on one CARDINAL 's seniority will make one despised . Hence , it is necessary to cast aside one 's old self and start over . Chiu PERSON notes that many middle - aged who have worked diligently for years DATE to attain management positions look down on the younger generation for being reckless and disorganized , but they do n't realize that creativity and energy may be ready to explode from underneath these flaws . Stuck in the past and full of bitterness , they may end up getting discarded onto the scrap heap of history .
With each new era , role models change . Until the new role models have been established , it is important to maintain flexibility . For instance , today DATE 's middle - aged Chinese NORP women are the first ORDINAL to have obtained advanced degrees and to have come in contact with the women 's liberation movement . They set high expectations for themselves , but their disappointments are likewise large . Many women are torn between conflicting desires : to be good homemakers like their mothers and to have successful careers like their fathers . Their candles are burning at both ends , because they are trying to live up to two old role models rather than establishing a new one CARDINAL for themselves . Then there are men who insist upon being strict fathers and disciplinarians or staying at the same company until they retire . And there are women who are determined to play the role of the traditional Chinese NORP wife and mother . Ignoring the changing times , they place tremendous pressure on themselves .
3 CARDINAL . Turn the focus from outside to inside Life is a process that moves from the " outward " to the " inward , " says Alice Lu PERSON , director of the International Family Life Education Center ORG , getting to the heart of the matter . Lu PERSON explains that as children people yearn for the affection of their parents ; as adolescents they want the affirmation of their peers ; and as adults , they set their sights on educational qualifications , finding a good job , making money , marrying a good spouse and so forth . Everyone puts the emphasis on outward manifestations of success , and this emphasis on the glitter of outward achievement continues up to middle age . " By middle age , people have gotten from the outside world just about all they can , " says Lu PERSON . " What they have n't attained yet they probably wo n't attain ever , so it 's not worth getting all worked up about it . This is the time of life when the doubts set in . " Many middle - aged people begin to ask themselves , " Is this really what I want ? What has been the point of all my hard striving ? " When the doubts come , some people continue trying to find answers from outside , thinking that everything would be fine if they could just change jobs or wives !
But then they rashly switch jobs or foolishly get involved in an affair only to find that they 've just made things worse . " In middle age you start to listen to what 's going on inside , " says Lu PERSON . " It 's the time of life when you start to hone your skills at conversing with your soul . " People ask themselves : Am I truly happy ? Do I like the person I see in the mirror ? Why ? What dreams can I pursue ? At this point , there is no longer any need to try to measure oneself against outside standards . Instead it 's more important to accept oneself and attempt to find an inner balance . " One CARDINAL need not compare one 's inner achievements with those of other people , " notes Chiu PERSON .
Everyone 's circumstances and personalities are different , and they place different expectations on themselves . It 's not a matter of being better or worse than anyone else , and there 's no need to follow the currents of fashion . Everyone is unique . Morris Chang PERSON was in his fifties when he became an entrepreneur and founded Taiwan Semiconductor ORG . Many others at the same time in life have opted to take early retirement and find a guru in India GPE , work as a volunteer , or do whatever else they want to do . In the modern age when people value different things , you can find a purely personal kind of happiness and success . 4 CARDINAL . Realistically strive for one CARDINAL 's dreams When focusing inward , many dreams that have long been discarded will end up floating to the surface . At such times , one CARDINAL should remember to ask oneself three CARDINAL questions :
" What do I want ? " " What can I do ? " And " What must I do and have ? " Chang Der - chung PERSON reminds people to think clearly about their needs , and then think about the costs . Will meeting these personal needs necessarily come into conflict with meeting one CARDINAL 's responsibilities ? Is there some way that the two CARDINAL can be accomplished simultaneously ? When facing problems at work in Taiwan GPE , many people decide to change careers or even to pursue their fortunes in mainland China GPE or Southeast Asia LOC . Pursuing some dream of really making it big , many men use up their savings , leaving their wives as the sole source of family support and suffering loneliness in a foreign land . There 's no right or wrong here , and there 's no way to guarantee a venture will be successful , but beforehand one CARDINAL must at least be realistic and prepare oneself psychologically for all possible outcomes , so that one wo n't suffer losses larger than one can bear . " It is indeed the case that when one CARDINAL is young , one 's quiver is full of arrows and opportunities abound , so that one can shoot at will , " says Chang PERSON by way of analogy . " Once you get into middle age , you 've got to make every arrow count . " Chang PERSON explains that everyone has dreams , and that continually working toward those dreams is an excellent method of relieving stress at any age .
Middle - aged people have heavy burdens , and sometimes they may feel as if they are suffocating under them . " But accomplishing a lot of little changes can bring about a big change . " If you make an effort to do what you can , you will immediately find that your burdens have been lightened . Chang PERSON cites this example : Say you hate being tied up by your work , and would like to go back to school . Why do n't you try a weekend class ? Maybe that would help to alleviate your anxiety . Or if you are a housewife , taking care of three CARDINAL generations and resentful that you ca n't go out and get the sense of accomplishment that comes with a full - time job , then maybe you could work as a volunteer in a community organization . This would both put you into contact with other people and help you gain a sense of accomplishment . And you can help to sweat off your middle - aged anxieties by making a habit of regularly exercising . What 's more , do n't worry too much about time being short .
Remember that most modern people live long lives that can be divided up into many stages . In middle age , when you discover that your personal desires are coming into conflict with the demands of your family or society , decide which of your problems are the most urgent . Do n't try to accomplish all of your dreams at once . Maintain an unhurried frame of mind and peacefully wait for opportunities to present themselves . 5 CARDINAL . Change your perspective In middle age , one CARDINAL 's life is already half CARDINAL over , and one CARDINAL has already amply tasted of life 's fruits , both the bitter and the sweet . " I am thankful for the bad times , for they have given me more insight into life and a better opportunity to understand myself , " says Lin Hung - kuei PERSON , an I - kuan Tao PERSON devotee , who has studied the Book of Changes and fengshui . Taking care of your parents , losing your job , illness and even being cheated out of money can be embraced as opportunities to experience life . They are lessons that the middle - aged learn from to become more proficient at the art of living .
" By changing perspective , you can understand the insignificance of your problems , " points out Chiu Chia - li PERSON . It is very important to adjust your frame of mind . You should n't think that there is only one way that you can be . As long as you can accept yourself , then everything is all right . As for losing your job in middle age , some people make NT$ 100,000 MONEY and it 's not enough . Other's find that NT$ 20,000 MONEY is more than enough to support the family . The problem is that by insisting on making NT$ 100,000 MONEY a month , you may pass by a suitable job that pays NT$ 20,000 MONEY . Chang PERSON also notes that when people come to forks in the road when they reach middle age , they may look around in all directions and feel at a loss , but they 've got to encourage themselves to keep pressing ahead . " Even if you feel uncertain , it should be a positive feeling of uncertainty . " At the very least , you 've got to work hard at establishing a sense of direction .
When Li Liang - che PERSON starts feeling sorry for himself , he uses the age - old method of considering those who are even worse off . Those people who are always complaining about their lot in life should take a walk around a cancer ward , " Li PERSON says . Then they 'll realize how lucky they are . " Chiu Chia - li PERSON , on the other hand , encourages the middle - aged not to close themselves off . They must get out and make friends , so as to get things off their chests and find support from each other . This makes it easier to get through the bad times . Finally , there is something that may seem a little cliched but is often very useful - namely the realization that things will get better , that tomorrow DATE is another day DATE . " Whether you are depressed or going berserk , it 's important to remember that hormones are raging inside the bodies of the middle - aged , " says Chang PERSON . Much like rebellious adolescents , they may merely need to pass through into another stage for the sky to become blue again . Do n't give up hope too early , and do n't be afraid of asking for assistance .
When you feel at a loss emotionally , the experts will be able to help . p. 18 CARDINAL The shackles of midlife make middle - aged steps heavy . How can one CARDINAL escape from one CARDINAL 's commitments to snatch half a day DATE of freedom , and appreciate the world from a new perspective ? p. 20 CARDINAL -LRB- facing page -RRB- The middle - aged have dreams . If built on a solid foundation , they can make life more enjoyable and fulfilling . p. 22 CARDINAL
Is life getting you down ? Go into the crowd , find things to do , and you will rediscover a sense of the value of life . The Remaking of Linpien Home of the Black Pearl Wax Apple -LRB- Teng Sue - feng PERSON / photos by Jimmy Lin PERSON / tr. by Christopher MacDonald PERSON -RRB- Even if the township of Linpien does n't have a monopoly on the cultivation of " black pearl " wax apples , it was orchards in the Linpien locality that earned black pearls their national renown . A little town formerly notorious for its ground subsidence problem , Linpien PERSON is now turning itself into one CARDINAL of Southern Taiwan 's LOC premier tourist attractions . The impetus for this change has come chiefly from local historians , along with various voluntary groups . Just before Christmas DATE break , the rural township of Linpien GPE , on the Pingtung Plain LOC at the mouth of the Linpien river , held its first ORDINAL ever Wax Apple Festival ORG .
The festival , in the town 's riverside park , was held to promote black pearl wax apples and celebrate the local volunteer spirit . It was a scorching hot day , and heavily perspiring visitors were to be seen wandering among the stalls , lugging bags of wax apples and commenting on their remarkable sweetness . " There 's a lot more than you 'd think to growing wax apples , " says local farmer Chen Sheng - tzung PERSON . " How you take care of the orchards , which equipment you use - it all has an affect on the shape and texture of the fruit . " Prices for wax apples range widely , from around 3 pounds for NT$ 100 MONEY to NT$ 150 a pound . Fruit that shows a hint of black through the red color of the skin fetches the best price . Huang Wan - fu PERSON , whose family farms two hectares of orchard with more than 700 CARDINAL wax apple trees , and who has over 30 years ' DATE experience as a fruit grower , says that while other parts of Pingtung County GPE also grow wax apples , " Linpien stands out for its growing techniques , developed through trial and error by the growers themselves , and for vernalization rates of up to 90 % PERCENT . " Ugly duckling no more The wax apple is a tropical fruit originating from the Malay NORP peninsula .
The Dutch NORP brought it to Taiwan GPE from Java GPE , in the 17th century DATE , and it became commonly grown as a shade - giving tree . Old folk in the South LOC remember when wax apples were " just something to munch on " - the kind of fruit that grew freely and that you could help yourself to . But wax apples have increased in value during the past 30 years DATE , thanks to advances in the way that they are grown . For example , the " bag - wrap " method was originally a way of protecting budding fruit from birds , but once it was introduced to Linpien , in around 1994 DATE , farmers found it enabled them to grow more lustrous , shiny - looking wax apples , with less pesticide on the skin . The method soon caught on throughout the district . Another popular technique involves covering the trees with black mosquito nets to improve yields . This reduces the amount of sunlight reaching the trees , causing nutrients from the leaves and branches to be diverted into producing fruit . The net - covered trees blossom earlier and produce more fruit . As a result of this technique , black pearl wax apples are now available throughout most of the year . The " black pearl " tag did n't originate in Linpien GPE , but it was Linpien wax apples that made the variety famous and prompted the dramatic growth of its market .
In 1983 DATE the then - provincial governor Lee Teng - hui PERSON visited the town and praised the quality of its black pearl wax apples , so assuring the renown of the fruit . Subsequently , as president , Lee Teng - hui PERSON often gave gifts of black pearl wax apples to foreign dignitaries . Green hills The success of black pearl wax apples gave Linpien a much - needed boost , bringing some of the younger generation back to the area to grow the fruit . The credit for putting wax apples at the heart of the town 's revival and for mounting the Wax Apple Festival belongs with a group of volunteer workers - local people committed to the town 's regeneration . How does a small town like Linpien come to be home to such a well - organized volunteer effort , and just how did the volunteers set about giving their town a make - over ? The story begins with the town 's riverside park . The road linking the town 's main street with the riverside park , where locals like to stroll and chat at the beginning and end of the day , used to be overgrown and lined with trash . Now , however , thanks to a coordinated effort involving volunteers , residents and landlords , the verges are planted with sunflowers and lantana , while a former mud patch , donated rent - free by its owner , has been converted into a carp - filled lotus pool .
The revamping of Linpien started eight or DATE nine years ago DATE , when schoolteacher Tsao Chi - hung PERSON - now a DPP ORG deputy in the national legislature - along with fellow members of the Linpien Residents ' Democracy Association launched a program to sweep the streets and keep the riverbank clean . Wu Wu - ta PERSON , a plumber who runs the Democracy Association ORG , says : " People were already doing their bit for the community over ten years ago DATE , but not openly . They swept the streets before dawn because they did n't want people to see them and call them crazy . " It was only three years ago , with the founding of the non-political Linpien Natural History Conservation Association ORG , that residents began to publicly support the project . The flood - prone Linpien River GPE has been dyked and dredged since the Japanese NORP colonial era , but the bare concrete embankments never did much for the scenery . In 1999 DATE Tsao Chi - hung PERSON learned that the Water Conservancy Bureau ORG was planning to renovate the flood defenses , and he proposed a scheme for " greenification " of the riverside area . Objections were raised , however , with some pointing out that the site , if left untended , could easily get overgrown and become a breeding ground for snakes and vermin . The issue was discussed and finally the Bureau ORG agreed to let volunteers maintain the riverside area for two years DATE . If the scheme did n't work out then the Bureau would concrete over the site as originally planned . Following the lead of the conservation association and the Democracy Association ORG , various volunteer groups in the district - including the senior citizens ' club , members of Tzu Chi Buddhist Foundation ORG , the Presbyterian Church ORG , and followers of the I - Kuan Tao PERSON sect - signed up to share responsibility for the riverside park , which was divided into 90 - meter QUANTITY - long plots for the purpose .
Turf PERSON was laid , flower beds appeared , and the embankment soon became a 1.2 CARDINAL km - long " green Great Wall . " Dreaming by the river " You ca n't go about community work in a standoffish way , and you certainly ca n't operate effectively from behind the scenes - you have to be out there at the front of things . When local people see teachers and doctors coming out to collect trash , they feel encouraged to join in , " says Chen Chin - chao PERSON , a dentist who chairs the Linpien Natural History Conservation Association ORG . Chen PERSON frets about the way the media has focused the spotlight on him alone , when numerous other individuals are also involved , all chipping in what they can . " The biggest achievement is that the flowers have n't been stolen , " says Tsao Chi - hung PERSON . " As more people volunteer to help , disruptive behavior becomes less and less likely . " The riverside area used to be a teenage hangout , known for its drinking and fighting , but since greenification the town 's residents have been coming here to stroll and enjoy the scenery : green hills to the East LOC , the sunset in the West LOC , and the dreamy river alongside the park . " The more that people get involved the greater their sense of accomplishment , " says Tsao PERSON .
" It 's not just about tidying up the environment . We also hope to foster the commercial interests of the community so as to bring practical benefits for people 's lives . " This was the thinking behind Tsao PERSON 's gathering together of various groups for the Wax Apple Festival ORG . According to the archives , 400 years ago DATE Linpien was a plains - aborigine settlement called " Fang - suo PERSON - she . " In the middle of the 17th century the Ming dynasty loyalist Zheng Chenggong PERSON -LRB- also known as Koxinga PERSON -RRB- brought an influx of settlers to Taiwan GPE from the Fujian GPE and Guangdong GPE regions of China GPE . Some of the Fang - suo - she aborigines stayed and intermarried with Chinese NORP , while others moved away . The oldest recorded use of the name " Linpien " is on a stele , erected in 1762 DATE , next to the town 's Sanshan King Temple PERSON . The name , which means " beside the forest , " indicates that the early settlers must have had a tough time clearing land for their crops . Moving to center - stage
In the past half century DATE or more Linpien has concentrated on a series of different forms of produce , from rice , to bananas , to prawn and eel farming , to wax apples - today 's main crop . With Taiwan GPE 's imminent accession to the WTO ORG , the next big change could be just around the corner . For example , will wax apples lose their market to imported fruit ? And what does Linpien have to offer that other districts in the county ca n't easily duplicate ? Yang Hung - jen PERSON , a PhD WORK_OF_ART student at National Taiwan University 's ORG Graduate Institute of Sociology ORG , came to Linpien GPE a year ago DATE to research his thesis on the renewal of the local community . " I had come to what was said to be the worst county in Taiwan GPE for factionalism and corruption , " says Yang PERSON , " a place where the ground had sunk as much as three CARDINAL meters due to subsidence . But the contrast between that image and what I actually found here was quite something . " For Yang PERSON , the way that those most active in the renewal effort routinely pass the credit to others is itself impressive . Linpien rose to prominence on the strength of its celebrated wax apples . But can it now push its way to center - stage as a tourist attraction ?
Says Chen Chin - chao PERSON : " We ca n't yet say how things will turn out for Linpien . But that 's not to be pessimistic about the town 's prospects ; it 's simply a case of not building castles in the air . " Development of the long - promised Tapeng Bay Scenic Area FAC is due to begin , and in 2003 the 2nd DATE Southern Freeway LOC will open . Will this bring more prosperity to the area ? Construction of a bypass around the town has already boosted property values , but what other benefits may it bring ? A golf course is mooted , but will that mean the loss of birdwatching zones and the mangrove woods ? Can the wax apple orchards be adapted to serve as a setting for family outings ? And can fish farms in the locality be converted to provide housing and accommodation , and a recreation alternative for visitors ? Can this little town make an asset of its scenic location and historical roots to attract more visitors ? Linpien used to be little more than a brief stop for travelers on their way to the seaside resort of Kenting , but now its residents are wondering if they can turn the town into a destination in its own right .
Linpien Facts PERSON and Figures Linpien Rural Township is in Pingtung County GPE , located on the Pingtung Plain LOC at the mouth of the Linpien River . It is adjacent to the planned Tapeng Bay Scenic Area FAC , and marks the point where the 2nd ORDINAL Southern Freeway LOC will terminate . At 15.6 CARDINAL sq. km in area , it is the second ORDINAL smallest of Pingtung County 's GPE 33 CARDINAL townships , and has a population of around 23,000 CARDINAL . Wax apples and aquaculture products are the main commodities , with betel nut and coconut also grown . One - third CARDINAL of the township 's land is below sea level . Visitors are recommended to try the local seafood and also not to miss the opportunity for bird - watching among the nearby estuaries , wetlands and mangrove woods . There are also cultural relics including traces of the original plains - aborigine inhabitants . Linpien can be reached along Provincial Highway 17 ORG .
The town has a railway station and can also be accessed by public and private bus services . For more information check out : www.taconet.com.tw/cstudio/ p. 45 CARDINAL Using special growing techniques , the farmers of Linpien control the quantity of blossoms on the trees so as to optimize the production of their treasured black pearl wax apples . p. 46 CARDINAL Aquaculture provides for full nets and full bellies , but it is also the culprit behind Linpien PERSON 's severe subsidence problem . The acreage of fish farms has halved in recent years DATE , due to the combination of falling profits and environmental degradation . p. 47 CARDINAL Subsidence has been caused by the over-extraction of ground - water for aquaculture .
Some of the houses on the Linpien - Chiatung coastal strip have sunk to the degree that their windows are level with the street and their rooves are within easy reach . p. 48 CARDINAL The gardens of the riverside park , laid out and maintained by local volunteers , cover land that used to be overgrown and strewn with rubbish . The people of the town now come here to stroll and enjoy their free time . p. 48 CARDINAL The river is blessed with fine scenery , and is good for fishing and birdwatching . Linpien residents see this as an important asset for attracting tourism . Dongguan Gets PERSON Down to Business Taiwan Firms Embrace a Cantonese NORP Boomtown From Hong Kong 's GPE airport , you can go straight to Dongguan on a Global Express bus .
With 27 CARDINAL departures a day , these buses run by a Taiwan GPE firm out of Dongguan GPE take Taiwan GPE expats to their adopted home , which boasts the largest concentration of Taiwan GPE firms in the PRC GPE . Invoking the Taiwanese NORP business battle cry of " victory to those who strive the hardest , " 20,000 CARDINAL - 30,000 Taiwan GPE expats in Dongguan GPE have in little more than a decade turned a county of banana and lichee plantations into a big city with exports behind only Shenzhen GPE 's and Shanghai GPE 's . How has Dongguan , this rising economic star , done it ? What mix of sad and happy tales about Taiwan GPE firms does this city have to tell ? It 's 10:00 at night TIME , but the city of Dongguan GPE in Guangdong Province GPE is still hopping . Cars clocking 80 kilometers QUANTITY an hour zip along roads that reveal hardly a trace of the farming villages that they linked not long ago . Taiwanese NORP business people here run their factories like they drive their cars , in high gear . The factories are lit up at night for overtime shifts . " We do n't take much of a break for the Chinese New Year 's holidays , " says Andrew Yeh PERSON , chairman of Dongguan 's ORG Powin Electric PERSON , which makes cable for the telecoms industry . " By the morning of the third TIME day we start up again with three CARDINAL shifts , just like any other day .
We ca n't keep up with our orders and have got to squeeze five days DATE of work into every 24 hours TIME . " In the busy Fucheng district , you find the Taiwanese NORP bars , covered from door to rooftop with flashing lights . The lights , like the karaoke singing within them , pulsate until dawn no matter the season . Inside there is a raucous crowd . A Taiwanese NORP businessman down from Harbin GPE boasts that his auto plant up in the northeast sits on a lot as vast as Taipei City GPE and has a green light to sell on the domestic market . In another room a Taiwanese NORP businessman based in Dongguan GPE carouses with a party cadre from Yunnan GPE who is trying to attract investment . Ju Gao - jeng PERSON , a former ROC GPE legislator who now has an academic post in Beijing GPE , is talking to a reporter from Taipei GPE about the ROC GPE presidential elections - a hot topic of conversation on both sides of the Taiwan GPE strait . Amid all the merrymaking , one CARDINAL gets a sense of what Shanghai GPE must have been like in the thirties . In Dongguan GPE at the turn of the 21st century , however , it is the Taiwanese NORP business people who have been playing the leading roles .
High concentration of Taiwan GPE firms Before the 21st century DATE had even arrived , a bright economic star had risen over southern China GPE . Ever since economic reforms accelerated on the mainland when Deng Xiaoping PERSON made a tour of the south in early 1992 DATE , four CARDINAL southern NORP Cantonese NORP cities - Zhongshan GPE , Dongguan GPE , Shunde ORG , and Nanhai - have earned a reputation as the " four CARDINAL tigers " of Guangdong Province GPE . Dongguan leads the pack . " The year before last its total exports were third ORDINAL on the mainland , trailing only Shenzhen GPE 's and Shanghai GPE 's , " says Jiang Suwu PERSON , a graduate of Wuhan University 's ORG Chinese NORP department who came south to work in the planning department of a Taiwan GPE firm in Dongguan GPE . " It had more than 15,000 CARDINAL foreign , Taiwan GPE , and Hong Kong GPE firms , and economic growth for that year DATE reached 26 % PERCENT . " In ancient times Dongguan PERSON was covered with lichee plantations whose fruit was favored by the imperial consort Yang Guifei PERSON . Just a little more than a decade ago Dongguan was still a largely agricultural area , its landscape a patchwork of rice paddies and corn fields . It has since been completely made over into a " boundless industrial park " with an area of 2,520 square kilometers QUANTITY , a population of more than 5 million CARDINAL , and more than 3,000 CARDINAL Taiwan GPE firms .
Chang Han - wen PERSON , the chairman of the Taiwan Business Association of Dongguan ORG -LRB- TBAD -RRB- , says that development started in the late 1980s DATE . Hong Kong GPE firms , with their proximity and fluent Cantonese NORP -LRB- also the local dialect in Dongguan GPE -RRB- , were first ORDINAL . The Taiwanese NORP , first ORDINAL coming about 1989 , followed . Each arrival seemed to bring many more on its heels . Taiwan GPE firms are now the most important source of foreign investment in Dongguan GPE . Consider the booming electronics industry . Eighty percent PERCENT of Dongguan ORG 's 1,800 CARDINAL computer - related companies are from Taiwan GPE , Hong Kong GPE and Macau GPE . In terms of production value , they account for at least half CARDINAL of this RMB 50 billion local industry . Dongguan holds the highest concentration of Taiwan GPE firms anywhere on the mainland . According to TBAD statistics , there are now 30,000 CARDINAL Taiwanese NORP companies on the mainland , -LRB- official PRC GPE statistics , which include service - industry firms , put the number at 45,000 CARDINAL -RRB- .
Guangdong Province GPE can boast one - third CARDINAL of the total , of which 3,200 CARDINAL are in Dongguan GPE . Most of these are telecom , cable , plastics , shoes , electronics and electric machinery companies . Why has Dongguan PERSON been such a magnet for Taiwan GPE firms ? Kao Wen - lai PERSON points out that Dongguan GPE is strategically located between Shenzhen GPE and Guangzhou GPE -LRB- Canton GPE -RRB- and accessible to the entire Pearl River LOC delta . It is three hours by car to Hong Kong GPE and one CARDINAL and a half hours by boat to Humen . When compared to Shenzhen GPE , moreover , land and labor in Dongguan GPE are cheap . " The local cadres have been smart , providing all manner of land and tax incentives , " says Chen Ming - chih PERSON , TBAD 's secretary general . Two CARDINAL keys to the miracle One afternoon in the days DATE before the Chinese New Year , Chinese NORP businessmen wearing suits arrived at the People 's Government ORG administration building in Dongguan 's Qishi district .
After a long wait , they sat down at a table to negotiate with Qishi 's ORG Communist Party ORG secretary , the district chief , and various staff from its foreign economic office . Qishi 's factory rents , electricity charges and land leases were all focuses of discussion . TBAD , as is frequently the case , introduced the two CARDINAL parties . " The factory rent was set at RMB 8.00 -LRB- about NT$ 32 CARDINAL -RRB- a square meter . The electricity charge was RMB .87 a kilowatt hour , and there were various tax incentives , " explains Wang Jung - tuo PERSON , who notes there is still room for negotiation . All in all , it was a very attractive package . In 1990 DATE , Wang PERSON went to Malaysia GPE thinking about opening a factory there , but he discovered that Malaysia GPE 's market was much smaller than the mainland 's and its labor costs twice as high . The style of life was too different there , there was a language divide , and the roads were poor . The mainland was a much better fit for him and his printed circuit boards company . Now , little more than a decade later , its 20 CARDINAL - 30 workers have grown to 2,000 CARDINAL .
The company is once again preparing to expand its physical plant . He acknowledges that it was a risky move to come to mainland China GPE , but " if you 're going to die , you might as well die among your own people . " He traces his ancestry to Guangdong GPE and affirms that his decision to set up in mainland China GPE " involves ethnic pride . " Although low land and labor costs are Dongguan 's main attractions , Taiwan GPE firms also choose the locale for the networks of people and producers that have been built up among Taiwanese NORP in Dongguan GPE over the last ten years DATE . These two CARDINAL kinds of networks , says H.D. Yeh - who PERSON served as TBAD 's president for two CARDINAL terms - were instrumental in creating the " Taiwanese NORP economic miracle . " H.D. Yeh PERSON points out that competition in the 21st century DATE is all about speed . When customers in America GPE make purchase orders , the whole process , including drawing up the contract and manufacturing the goods , requires four months DATE . But Taiwanese NORP firms can deliver in 15 days DATE . " There are two CARDINAL keys , " he says . " One CARDINAL is that all the upstream and downstream factories are here .
You can assemble a computer completely from parts made within 50 kilometers QUANTITY . " And the second ORDINAL key is that when you deal with Taiwanese NORP companies , you do n't have to endure a long contract process . Everything starts rolling with a single telephone call . Taiwanese NORP business people are always playing golf , singing karaoke or chewing betel nut together . " Everyone is always asking how everyone else is doing - it 's a way of networking and building up good relations , " Yeh PERSON says . Andrew Yeh PERSON recalls that when the company first ORDINAL set up in Dongguan GPE in 1990 DATE , " Even screws had to be brought in from Taiwan GPE . " But now the company sources virtually all of the necessary raw materials and parts on the mainland and is reliant for very little on Taiwan GPE . " What does industrial emigration entail ? Usually it means downstream industries coming first , forcing the mid-stream industries to follow , " says Sylvia Yang PERSON , deputy chairperson of TBAD 's women 's division . And in Dongguan GPE downstream Taiwan GPE firms have expanded into the mid-stream , becoming more vertically integrated .
Tahsin Printing PERSON only made paper boxes in Taiwan GPE but when they set up a plant in Dongguan GPE they discovered that it was hard to obtain the paper rolls they needed and thus learned how to make them themselves . Now the company makes paper boxes both from rolled paper and from colored flat paper . To each its own domain Many companies have expanded into new business realms in Dongguan GPE . A frequently cited example is Primax ORG , H.D. Yeh 's PERSON electronics firm . The company rented a factory in Dongguan GPE in 1989 DATE and at first ORDINAL produced labor - intensive power surge protectors . After three years DATE , they began in 1992 DATE to invest massively on the mainland , establishing computer mouse production lines . Thereafter , Primax launched new products every year : cellular phone parts , overhead projectors , paper shredders , scanners . . . Constantly expanding its product lines and production capacity , Primax NORP expanded from a single Dongguan GPE plant with 25 CARDINAL workers in 1989 DATE to its current nine CARDINAL factories and 4,000 - plus QUANTITY workforce .
Primax PERSON 's performance , H.D. Yeh PERSON notes , pushed its mother company in Taiwan GPE to go public seven years ago DATE . Primax ORG is one CARDINAL of the few Taiwan GPE electronics companies with a definite " China GPE orientation . " " It does n't cost much to set up a factory in mainland China GPE , and shipping times are stable . These are helpful to the mother company both in terms of controlling costs and filling large orders , " says Yeh PERSON . Dongguan Hsu Fu Chi Foods PERSON , which sells candy , cakes and candied fruit in the mainland domestic market , is another good example . They began production there in 1992 DATE , formally opening their own plant in Dongguan GPE in 1994 DATE . The company now has three CARDINAL factories in Dongguan GPE , with a combined area of 120,000 square meters QUANTITY , that produce 200 tons QUANTITY of candy , 70 tons QUANTITY of Chinese NORP - style cakes , and 180 tons QUANTITY of gelatin and pudding a day . " We produce 300 CARDINAL - 500 container loads of food a month DATE . You can find our cakes in supermarkets all the way from Guangzhou GPE to Tibet GPE . " Norman Hsu PERSON , the company 's vice president , says that after one CARDINAL invests on the mainland , layouts of Taiwan GPE factories seem exceedingly cramped .
" There 's a totally different sense of space . " " Dongguan PERSON is by itself one CARDINAL - thirteenth the size of Taiwan GPE , " notes Chen Ming - chih PERSON , secretary general of the Taiwan Business Association ORG . In Dongguan GPE factories are more than ten CARDINAL times the sizes of similar plants in Taiwan GPE . One CARDINAL factory building at the Talingshan furniture plant is 380 meters QUANTITY long . Walking the perimeter of a leading electronics plant in Qishi is " like playing four holes of golf . " Like soldiers , workers often have to take different shifts in the cafeteria . The Pouchen GPE shoe plant , Dongguan GPE 's largest , employs 100,000 CARDINAL . The compound has a nursery , hospital and an operating room . " We always jokingly refer to it as Fort Pouchen PERSON , " says Yeh PERSON .
Victory to the strivers Although the Taiwan GPE firms in Dongguan GPE have left home , their success can largely be attributed to an ethos they transplanted from Taiwan GPE - that " victory goes to those who strive the hardest . " " In Taiwan GPE , we used to take the children somewhere fun on weekends and holidays , " says Chang Mei - liang PERSON of TBAD 's women 's division . But since she 's moved the factory , " there has n't been a single meal the whole family has eaten together . " If you want to open a plant on the mainland , you 're going to have to sacrifice family intimacy . " In Taiwan GPE , a boss just has to set the factory 's basic course and at the very most supervise the executives , " explains Sylvia Yang PERSON , the women 's division 's deputy chairperson . " But on the mainland , a boss has to supervise everything : customs , tax payments , workers ' disputes , meal preparation . . . . There 's always the feeling that everyone will start to slack off once the boss leaves . " All the job - related pressures and evenings out with fellow Taiwanese NORP business people or Communist Party ORG cadres result in ill health for many Taiwan GPE business people on the mainland . One CARDINAL of Chen PERSON 's tasks as chairperson of TBAD is to handle funeral arrangements for Taiwanese NORP business people there .
" Many of them die suddenly , " he says . The association has been trying to promote healthier lifestyles . " Instead of just going out to karaoke bars and drinking , why not play golf too , " recommends H.D. Yeh PERSON . Dongguan GPE has four CARDINAL or five CARDINAL golf courses within city limits . About 1,000 CARDINAL people play every day , and 80 - 90 % PERCENT of them are Taiwanese NORP . The Taiwanese NORP entrepreneurial spirit has blossomed here by processing goods for export through Hong Kong GPE in addition to making the most of connections between local Taiwan GPE firms . With 3,000 CARDINAL Taiwan GPE - owned businesses here , and 10 - 20,000 CARDINAL Taiwanese NORP business people and their dependants coming in and out every day , the Dong GPE - guan area has already developed an economic circle in which Taiwan GPE firms can conduct most of their business among themselves . In the vibrant district of Houjian NORP , there is an area that locals call Taiwan GPE Town . A casual look around reveals shop signs familiar to any Taiwanese NORP : Taichung Goose PERSON , Ah - shui Shih 's Pig Knuckle Kingdom , Yungho Soy Milk PERSON , the Mantu Hair Salon . . . . and most of the customers are Taiwanese NORP . Restaurants serve up authentic Taiwanese NORP fare like " pineapples and bitter melon chicken " and " sesame oil chicken . "
In November 1998 DATE Global Express ORG , a Taiwan GPE firm , even opened up a shuttle bus to Hong Kong 's GPE airport . Global Express ORG serves as a good example of Taiwanese NORP corporate agility . Originally , arrivals from Taiwan GPE en route to Dongguan had to board buses run by a Hong Kong GPE - based and mainland - financed travel agency . " But we felt that the service left something to be desired , and that a lot of time would always be wasted while holders of ' Taiwanese NORP Compatriot Visas ' cleared customs , " notes David Chang PERSON , Global Travel Holding 's ORG executive director . Two years ago DATE , this Taiwanese NORP travel agency began to talk with the mainland customs and border inspection agencies and negotiated a deal to get the route . " We tell Taiwanese NORP business people that riding our buses is safe , the service is good , and that it makes the trip through customs easy . " In enemy territory As soon as you 're through customs at Hong Kong GPE , you see them : women draped with beauty pageant - like sashes with the Chinese NORP characters for " Global Travel " emblazoned across them . Pushing small luggage carts , they lead customers to the buses .
They have become a " must - see " tourist sight for Taiwanese NORP visitors to Dongguan GPE . " At first ORDINAL we thought of talking with Hong Kong GPE airport about renting a counter , " explains Chang PERSON . " But for just one - fourth of a six CARDINAL square - meter booth , the rent comes to HK$ 200,000 MONEY . " So the company thought that instead of spending that much money on a booth it made more sense to lower operating costs and pass these along in the form of lower fares for its customers . They never expected that the luggage carts would in fact make it much easier for customers to find them in sprawling Hong Kong GPE airport and would become an easily recognizable company trademark . " Now mainland Chinese NORP travel agencies have started copying the way we use the carts , " says Chang PERSON , laughing . Since Global buses started plying this route in November 1988 DATE , daily DATE bus departures have risen from 4 CARDINAL to 27 , with over 20,000 CARDINAL riders a month . Global plans to introduce new services , including car rentals and plane ticket reservations and confirmations . Dongguan appears to have a bright future .
" The Taiwan GPE firms here now are powerful enough to get two CARDINAL or three CARDINAL members of the Legislative Yuan ORG to represent their interests , " holds one CARDINAL senior reporter . Although TBAD 's Yeh PERSON believes that investment prospects on the mainland are good , he does acknowledge the precariousness of their position in hostile territory . Taiwan GPE business interests can not put down their guard . Because of Taiwan GPE 's experience with rapid modernization , many CCP cadres have sought employment with Taiwanese NORP firms , hoping to learn from the masters . At the first ORDINAL opportunity , however , they leave to set up shop for themselves . " The student then challenges the master , " explains Sylvia Yang PERSON , detailing how these mainland upstarts go on to compete with the very Taiwan GPE firms that taught them all they know . This scenario should be familiar to Taiwanese NORP . " It happens in Taiwan GPE too . " Apart from keeping up their guard , it is even more important that Taiwan GPE firms raise their productivity and technological level . " Many manufacturers , even those in mainland China GPE , will not survive , " says Yeh PERSON .
Taiwan GPE firms find it difficult to adjust to the instability of the mainland 's investment environment , as well as the laws there that seemingly change overnight . The year before last the mainland announced a new tax system , under which raw materials imported by foreign firms would be taxed at a rate of 17 % PERCENT , with 9 % PERCENT being returned to the manufacturer when finished goods were exported . " When I went to Beijing GPE to negotiate , " recalls Yeh PERSON , " I asked cadres in the foreign trade office to consider the impact of the tax on the electronics industry . Profit margins are at best 3 - 5 % PERCENT . How can manufacturers afford to pay a 17 % PERCENT import tax ? " In June of last year DATE the PRC GPE authorities announced the " Document # 35 " rules . These stipulated that companies would be given grades according to the quantity of their exports and their records of breaking customs regulations . Those meriting only a B would have to offer a deposit of 40 - 50 % PERCENT against the value of their raw material imports . This terrified Taiwan GPE firms in Dongguan GPE . According to TBAD 's statistics , 75 % PERCENT of the Taiwanese NORP firms were given Bs .
The announcement caused quite a stir , but its effect on Taiwanese NORP investment is as yet unclear . In August of last year DATE , as the mainland customs authorities took aggressive moves against smuggling , 12 CARDINAL Taiwan GPE business people in Dongguan GPE were detained . The charges ran the gamut from not filling out proper forms to purchasing phony export contracts and trying to pass them off to customs . Seven CARDINAL business people were arrested and charged with smuggling and are still in jail . " I 'm constantly thinking about them . I 'm meditating and have gone vegetarian , but I 'm still not at peace , " Yeh PERSON says . On the mainland , the highest penalty for smuggling is death . " Last year DATE the mainland sent nine CARDINAL customs officers to the firing squad , " notes Yeh PERSON . The fate of these Taiwanese NORP businessmen will depend entirely on the mainland 's political climate .
Whether its arrival was by accident or design , a new age for Taiwanese NORP firms in Dongguan GPE is here . It is a far cry from the days DATE when Taiwan GPE firms enjoyed tremendous advantages . From the various revisions to trade law adopted by the PRC GPE last year DATE , Chang Han - wen PERSON extrapolates that the PRC GPE both wants to protect its uncompetitive state firms and turn from low - tech processing to high - tech production . " This is because state enterprises pressure the government with appeals about their right to survival , " Yeh PERSON says . When foreign firms in the mainland are confronted with threats to their safety and property , " Hong Kong GPE can count on the cooperation of the government , US GPE and Japanese NORP businesses can turn to their ambassadors , but what can Taiwan GPE firms do ? " asks Yeh PERSON . In Dongguan GPE they can help each other . Currently , more than 80 % PERCENT of the 3,000 CARDINAL Taiwanese NORP firms in Dongguan GPE have joined TBAD . TBAD has 29 CARDINAL local branches in Dongguan GPE and is , moreover , the only Taiwan GPE business association in mainland China GPE with a women 's division . Major companies listed on the TAIEX ORG , including Lite - on ORG Electronics and Delta Electronics , are members of TBAD . It is the largest and strongest of all Taiwan GPE business groups on the mainland both in terms of organization and operations .
Many Taiwanese NORP believe that at a time of cross-strait tension , Taiwan GPE firms have made their own decisions to invest in the mainland and therefore should bear the risk themselves too . And by investing their money , technology and so forth on the mainland , are they not to some degree abandoning Taiwan GPE ? TBAD takes issue with this view . H.D. Yeh PERSON points out that in 1998 DATE Taiwan GPE had an overall trade surplus of US$ 5.9 billion MONEY , and a surplus of US$ 12.76 billion MONEY with mainland China GPE . If not for its trade with the PRC GPE , therefore , Taiwan GPE would have had a trade deficit . " We make our money here , but we pay taxes in Taiwan GPE , and most of our families and children do most of their consumer spending in Taiwan GPE , " insists TBAD chairperson Chang Mei - liang PERSON . Chang PERSON notes that after the major earthquake in Taiwan GPE on September 21 DATE , Taiwan GPE business associations throughout mainland China GPE contributed NT$ 60 million MONEY . TBAD contributed NT$ 30 million MONEY all by itself . Hence , he argues that it 's very unfair to say that Taiwanese NORP businesses in the mainland are n't contributing to Taiwan GPE .
The question is , how should the ROC GPE government view Taiwan GPE firms in the mainland ? And for that matter how is the PRC GPE government looking at the Taiwanese NORP in Dongguan GPE ? TBAD 's spiritual leader H.D. Yeh PERSON often goes to Beijing GPE to represent Taiwan GPE firms in negotiations with the government . Once , in the presence of many Communist Party ORG cadres , a high - ranking official of the State Council 's ORG Taiwan Affairs Office ORG asked him this question : " You 've gathered so many Taiwan GPE firms in Dongguan GPE and stirred up such enthusiasm among them - but for what purpose ? " It threw him for a loop . Yeh PERSON is still trying to figure out what the mainland authorities think of TBAD . For Taiwan GPE firms in Dongguan GPE , investing in mainland China GPE is a road of no return . " In recent years DATE many Taiwan GPE business people have also tried to invest in Vietnam GPE , only later to close their factories there , " says Chang Han - wen PERSON . Mainland China ORG shares the same language as Taiwan GPE and it offers attractive investment conditions . It would be surprising if it did n't attract Taiwan GPE firms that are eager to set up offshore .
Amid the cross-strait political standoff , one CARDINAL can expect that Taiwan GPE firms in Dongguan GPE will continue to live out this exciting tale of gain and loss . -LRB- Jackie Cheng PERSON / photos by Diago Chiu PERSON / tr. by Jonathan Barnard PERSON -RRB- Source : Taiwan Business Association of Dongguan Graphic ORG by Tsai Chih - pen PERSON And in following up on the situation in Lebanon GPE , we are joined by our correspondent there , Mohammed Gharib PERSON . Mohammed PERSON , to begin with , uh , and after the latest statements by Fouad Siniora PERSON and also the address given by Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah PERSON to the opposition and to all the Lebanese NORP , has the political debate between the authorities and the opposition entered a phase of dangerous disclosures in your opinion ? Well , yeah , this is apparently the case yeah , Laure PERSON . But , yeah , the doors of dialogue , in all cases so far as the two CARDINAL sides are saying , remain open . Umm .
Yeah , but the opposition in return , I mean , yeah , says that any dialogue uh , uh , at least if , yeah , yeah , it takes place between the two CARDINAL sides , will only be alongside the popular opinion . That is , the opposition so far is saying that the street is the main path to , yeah , yeah , changing the government . And here , I have to point out that there is a fallacy , it seems that the media people -- the opposition is so far at the stage of demanding a change in the government and not the toppling of the government , which means that it is demanding a national unity government , yeah , yeah , or a change in the government through , yeah , yeah , I mean , yeah , keeping Prime Minister Siniora PERSON as Prime Minister and some of the current ministers , provided that , I mean , an agreement is reached to add some ministers to this current government . Yes . Well , Mohammed PERSON , uh , there is little hope , uh , on the issue of dialogue . Yes , okay , Sir the report called for dialog with Syria GPE and Iran GPE , but Bush PERSON doubted neighboring countries ' taking part in the talks at an international conference to support Iraq GPE . Does n't this contradict the administration 's approach to dealing with the Baker - Hamilton report ? Yes , first let me explain .
There is a call for an international conference and there is a call for a regional conference . the international conference , it appears that the Bush PERSON administration is not encouraged and is not enthusiastic about it . Abdul Aziz Al - Hakim PERSON expressed this when he was in Washington GPE this position as did Iraqi NORP President Talabani PERSON . But what is striking is that there is a possibility uh for a call for a regional conference . In my opinion , this , uh , is being encouraged by Washington GPE and perhaps through this conference , there will be a way in for , uh , the United States of America GPE to talk to Syria GPE and Iran GPE . Syria GPE and Iran GPE will of course be involved in this regional conference should it be held and I do n't think it would be wise and it would not be objective not to invite them to a conference dealing with Iraq GPE 's regional neighbors . The question is about the American NORP position . Will Washington GPE take this conference as a way of initiating a dialog with Syria GPE and Iran GPE or will it content itself with Syria GPE and Iran GPE 's participation being simply the outer limits or upper ceiling for talks with Syria GPE and Iran GPE at this stage ? Yes , from Washington GPE , Mr. Subhi Ghandour PERSON , director of the Arab Dialog Center ORG , thank you very much .
Ah undoubtedly ah a very hasty project , especially that the Hebrew ORDINAL State tried to implement this project alone , from the Mediterranean Sea LOC to the Red Sea LOC . And it was proved to them with certainty that the project is ineffective economically , as it will cost one and a half billion dollars MONEY . So they tried using their well - known means to transfer this project to another agency to implement it and finance it , while they reap the fruits from it . Aha , aha . They have many goals ah for such a project , the most important of which is to build one hundred CARDINAL new settlements they have been planning to establish in the Negev . Ah . But now the fear is that they plan to build them across the extension of the new canal line from the Red Sea LOC to the Dead Sea under various headers , including the headers ah of development and architecture and ah establishing new settlements . And since the subject has become open in Jordan GPE for everyone , there is no guarantee that the new construction projects that would be established on this line might reach the hands of the Zionists NORP . Aha . And they might repeat the story as they started it in Palestine GPE by building settlements , and the eastern mountains will become occupied to the Dead Sea LOC and Araba Valley GPE , occupied by the Zionists NORP .
Aha , aha . This project is extremely dangerous , except -- would n't it also contribute to completely connect the Palestinian NORP and Jordanian NORP economy to the Israeli NORP I mean , what generates from it , may be , of demographic , economic and development projects . Yes , more than this , I say ah this project is one CARDINAL of the American NORP - Israeli NORP projects in the region which aim in the end at incorporating ah Israel GPE in the Jordanian NORP society and in the Arab NORP society ah and marketing it in this way . Huge tremendous joint projects ah ah that guarantee the security and stability of the region as it is said , but they will bring us very big losses . Aha -- This project has engineering damages , environmental damages , military damages and political damages on Jordanian NORP society . May , you made reference at the beginning of this meeting to the butcher child or the Turbini GPE in Egypt GPE . What are the details ?
Well , he is nicknamed , uh , uh , like this , Turbini ORG , and he is the leader of a murderous gang in Egypt GPE , and he has chosen the railroad tracks as the stage for his crimes . In any case , we selected from the Qatari NORP newspaper Al - Watan ORG , uh , Amal PERSON , an article entitled The Fourth Class in Egypt : the Street Children by Habashi Rushdi PERSON , and he discusses , uh , the causes of the appearance of such gangs and such children , uh , in Egypt GPE . The writer , uh , says that this class , the Fourth Class , is not from families like the three CARDINAL traditional classes , and their armies , who live in the open air also live in a wilderness of ethical values , so there is no discipline , and no upbringing . And what is striking in this matter is that it is an extension of the class of poor people who live in chaotic neighborhoods that are never reached by the helping hand of the government . And only as a reminder , May DATE , the streets of Egyptian NORP cities encompass two million CARDINAL children who are runaways from their families , according to the latest statistics ; a very large number , May DATE . yes , you know , he also says , uh , the author , that the Egyptian street , uh , abandons those with apathy to unknowingly create the most hardened criminals , whose crimes will soon make the headlines of the events pages of the newspapers . He goes on , By putting the underlying origin of the , uh , street children class in Egypt GPE under the microscope , you will find that one CARDINAL of the most dangerous reasons behind their growth is the chaotic migration from the countryside to the cities , and to a certain extent , the ruralization of the cities and the urbanization of the countryside . And -- Yes , the unfortunate thing too in all of this , May DATE , is that millions CARDINAL among the wealthy are lost in deep sleep while there are millions CARDINAL of children out in the streets . Uh , yes , well , and uh , also here the author says : What is required is not for the police to put these children in youth shelters for them to escape and go back to the streets , because the children have searched by themselves for freedom they did not have in their families , so they resorted to the streets , so do not save their lives by using the police , but through social fathers and mothers who will return them to their families and provide their families with security and safety and correct the life of every child among them .
-- basically , it was unanimously agreed upon by the various relevant parties . To express its determination , the Chinese NORP securities regulatory department compares this stock reform to a die that has been cast . It takes time to prove whether the stock reform can really meet expectations , and whether any deviations that arise during the stock reform can be promptly corrected . Dear viewers , the China News program will end here . This is Xu Li PERSON . Thank you everyone for watching . Coming up is the Focus Today ORG program hosted by Wang Shilin PERSON . Good-bye , dear viewers .
Hello , dear viewers . Welcome to Focus Today ORG . Today DATE , let 's turn our attention to a road cave - in accident that happened in Beijing GPE over the holiday . Before dawn on January 3 DATE , a sewage pipe leakage accident occurred at the main and side roads of Jingguang Bridge GPE , East Third Ring Road , Beijing Municipality PERSON , resulting in the road caving in . Relevant departments from Beijing GPE Municipality promptly activated emergency contingency plans . The traffic administration department carried out traffic supervision near the accident scene . Well , how did the emergency response mechanisms activated by governmental departments operate effectively during the holiday ? After the holiday , what will be done to handle citizens ' peak commute ? In addition , what measures did relevant departments take to resolve issues such as waste discharge , heating , and communication , in order to ensure that the lives of citizens were not affected ? Well , we have invited two CARDINAL honorable guests to the studio today DATE to follow this topic with us .
One CARDINAL of the two CARDINAL honorable guests in the studio is Professor Zhou Hanhua PERSON from the Institute of Law of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences ORG . Hello . Next is Yang Yang PERSON , a host of Beijing Traffic Radio Station ORG . Hello . Welcome both of you to the studio to participate in our program . Well , I especially want to know , ha , how the two CARDINAL of you found out the news on the day of the accident ? Ah , , about 11:00 m. yesterday DATE , ah , I happened to find out through an SMS when I was outside . Uh-huh . Uh-huh . It happened that I was going to have lunch with a friend , um , at noon TIME .
And then , the friend first ORDINAL sent me an SMS , Uh-huh . saying he would come pick me up to go together . After that , I received an SMS from 1860 DATE . Uh-huh , it was through an SMS . And you , Yang Yang PERSON ? A friend happened to call me . You were not at work that day ? No . The station called me at noon TIME and said something happened at Jingguang Bridge FAC and that I had to go to the station immediately to research the upcoming program . Uh-huh , that means , er , you found out the accident through an information source at the station . Right , right , right .
Uh-huh . Well , like Professor Zhou PERSON , I also received this news , ha , through a mobile phone SMS . At that time , , it can be said that this SMS was among the many , ha , SMS containing New Year EVENT wishes , like Happy New Year , received after the start of the New Year . Uh-huh . Ah , actually I felt a lot of warmth when I received that SMS . Although we live in the west instead of the east and it did not affect us much , I think it is very useful , ah , to inform people of this kind of news . Yes , exceptionally . Yes , exceptionally . Well , what in fact was the content of that SMS ?
Let 's take a look via this footage , ha . I remember the SMS was written like this at that time , saying that , ah , there was a sewage pipe leakage accident on the side road at the southeast corner of Jingguang Bridge LOC at East Third Ring Road LOC , and , well , traffic supervision was implemented near Chaoyang Road FAC , Jingguang Bridge PERSON , and East Third Ring Road LOC , and requesting cars to make a detour . Some car owners said that it was very good that the SMS was sent . Furthermore , there was one CARDINAL last sentence in that SMS thanking citizens for their cooperation and support . Ah , after the SMS was sent , , I felt it seems to be the first ORDINAL time that Beijing Municipality GPE , ah , used an SMS to give notification at the time of a public emergency . I do n't know , all of us are living in Beijing GPE , is this the first ORDINAL time , Professor Zhou PERSON ? Yes , in terms of an official notification , this should be the first ORDINAL time one CARDINAL was sent officially through 1860 DATE . Uh-huh . Of course , in private life , people have used SMS countless times to spread news . Yes .
Other places in the country must have used this too . Uh-huh , uh-huh . Must have used this too . Actually , I remember receiving an SMS like this one last year before it snowed , since snowfall would affect road conditions in Beijing GPE to a rather large extent . Uh-huh . However , it did not give people such a special feeling as it did this time . Uh-huh . Ah , when an SMS is sent to inform citizens of such an incident , can it be considered a work method or expression of government information transparency ? Yes , this is indeed through the very successful response to this emergency , ah , by Beijing Municipality PERSON , Uh-huh . an extremely good point that is worth pondering deeply , worthy innovation . Uh-huh .
For instance , previously our news announcements were made through some conventional methods , but this time it was made in the form of a mobile phone SMS . In fact , this is a method highly emphasized in various countries ' development of e-government . We usually make it sound like e-government is something unattainable . Yes , when we talked about e-government in the past , it seemed to be only done through the Internet . Right . It seemed that computers , ah , and the Internet , ah , were an expression of e-government , to let people find out information . Well , presently in fact , e-governments in various countries apply this so - called last multiple - exposure method , such as call centers , such as electronic IDs , and such as , these electronic signatures . These are quite sophisticated forms . Uh-huh .
In particular , more terminals , such as , this cable television , ah , , this digital television , ah , and mobile phone SMS , are applied in e-government . Hence , I think this is , a test of e-government because , as I remember , during SARS in 2003 DATE , people at that time criticized e-government during the spread of SARS , ah . Uh-huh . They said that e-government was very good but was not put into use . Well , this time I think that a short SMS like this can fully create interaction between the government and the public through this e-government form . Uh-huh . Yes . We drive often in Beijing GPE , ha , Yang Yang PERSON . If people were not informed of such a traffic accident through SMS on that day and they continued to head there , what do you think would happen if people did not know what was going on and the jam did not clear ? Yes .
Ah , well , I think it would have been real paralysis . This is the most appropriate word to use . Furthermore , I think that when SMS was used to announce the news , it should be said to have fit the conditions in our China GPE very well . Why is that so ? This is because , it should be said that China GPE is the country with the highest SMS usage . There are probably not as many chances to use SMS in foreign countries compared with domestically , in China GPE , ah . So , it can be said that penetration was quite high this time , by using the most familiar method , most used by everyone , as well as the most prompt and most convenient method , for the announcement . Yes , I noticed that many friends , around me received it . It seems that almost everyone received this SMS . Yes .
Yes . The effect was extremely good , ha . So , how exactly did citizens react ? Let 's take a look at the reactions of citizens . -- an SMS . I saw it was that Jingguang Bridge LOC . Hey , I say , this is quite good , quite good . Have you received information like this before ? No , no .
This was the first ORDINAL time . The first ORDINAL time ? Yes , yes . Well , what do you think of the speed at which the government responded this time ? Quite fast . Really quite fast , ah . So , I did not drive today . I set out a bit earlier and took the subway here . Do you think that the response of the government was fast this time ? Ah , the response was quite fast .
In addition , various media announcements were also quite prompt . Colleagues and friends also informed one another by phone calls and SMS . I think this plan was quite speedy . It seems that through this kind of SMS , citizens responded very well and the effect was excellent , ha . Well , apart from the , ah , point on information disclosure brought out by this accident , the fact is that the activation of emergency contingency plans by the , ah , government has also left people with a very deep impression . Let 's find out the situation at that time through some footage . Well , we know that after the road cave - in accident , ah , ah , traffic police and emergency rescue personnel rushed to the scene , ah , to direct traffic and carry out emergency repair of sewage pipes . Well , lots of barricade tape has been strung up on the side road in the north - south direction of the accident scene beneath the Jingguang Bridge FAC at East Third Ring Road LOC . All personnel responsible for the emergency repair of underground sewage pipes , ah , have arrived at their designated locations . See , through this footage , we see , ah , this --
Uh-huh . Okay , ah , , this emergency repair worker said that he was there at 4 o'clock . That means that they arrived at the scene right after the pre-dawn accident occurred . Well , it can be said that the traffic administration department was activated very quickly after receiving the news . Well , ah , Yang Yang PERSON , you work at Traffic Radio Station ORG , ha , well , and we know that you all gave an extensive live broadcast this morning . A special program . Yes , a special program on this traffic . So , let 's first ORDINAL turn our attention to the impact on traffic after the accident . Judging from the traffic control measures taken after the accident , as well as the eventual impact caused , what do you think are the effects ?
Actually , concerning this , I think both of you are very familiar with the traffic in Beijing GPE . Previously we had a statistic , especially for the ring roads in Beijing GPE . That is , if we have an ordinary fender bender or tailgate accident on a bridge such as the Jingguang Bridge of the FAC Third Ring Road , it might cause the entire Third Ring Road WORK_OF_ART to have bumper - to - bumper traffic jams during these morning TIME and evening TIME peak periods . Uh-huh . It might even impact traffic on the Second Ring Road and Fourth Ring Road . Well , ah , if there is an accident , from the time it occurs until the time all traffic is cleared , it probably takes about half an hour to an hour during peak periods . Well , we could not imagine imposing temporary traffic restriction measures on a long section of road stretching from Jingguang Bridge LOC to Changhong Bridge GPE from the south all the way to Guomao Bridge PERSON , blocking the main and side roads . Well , the situation would be unthinkable during this peak period that is the first day of work for everyone . Hence , at that time , before 6:30 TIME a .m . today , before our live broadcast , we moved the broadcast forward , and before the live broadcast we were very worried . However , actually after the entire day today DATE , I came here right after ending the live broadcast this evening to continue with the live broadcast here , in fact , in Beijing GPE today DATE people indeed experienced an extremely high volume of traffic flow on the roads surrounding the section under traffic control , and indeed there was a very big traffic jam .
Uh-huh . However , the affected area was not as large as expected . Moreover , some people made detours once they received the news . Right . Psychologically , people felt quite relieved . Because I know this situation . Right , like those whom we interviewed just now . It was easy to handle once everyone understood . Yes , ah , , a citizen , he said , I set out today before the incident , and I did not drive after I was informed . That person did not even drive .
Right . Actually , in this aspect , I think that citizens were really quite cooperative . For instance , this evening TIME , we , received an SMS . A friend said , I work on the 12th floor of the China World Trade Center ORG at the Guomao Bridge FAC , ah . We were discussing that we could go home in fewer cars since everyone was on the same route . Later on , we suggested to him and said , you , ah , might as well take the subway , because you can directly reach the subway once you get down from the China World Trade Center ORG . Right . Hey , he said this was quite a good idea . Actually , I think everyone was quite cooperative and also quite supportive in this aspect .
Yes , many , viewers not in Beijing GPE may not be quite familiar , ah , with this road section we just mentioned , where , ah , the accident occurred . Ah , we can take a look later through an animation . This road represents a main road on East Third Ring Road LOC , with problems on both the main and side roads . Furthermore , Chaoyang Road PERSON is an intersection . Uh-huh . Whether it is Chaoyang Road PERSON in the east - west direction or the main and side roads of East Third Ring Road LOC in the south - north direction , as we can see from this diagram , it can be said that the area at the main and side roads of East Third Ring Road LOC normally has quite heavy traffic , especially during commuting times . Well , Chaoyang Road PERSON is a very important artery in the east - west direction . Yes . When people living in the west want to cross over from the city , they have to go via this road . Hence , if a traffic accident occurs at this place , we can indeed imagine , ha , how widespread , ah , the extent of the impact will be , such as the number of cars caught in traffic jams .
Yes , actually I think everyone can see that from the buses that cross Jingguang Bridge LOC . Yes . As buses that cross the Third Ring Road are currently , right now affected by the Jingguang Bridge FAC accident , ah , the latest results this morning TIME show that 32 CARDINAL bus routes throughout the neighborhood have had to be rerouted . Uh-huh . Well , I think that perhaps many friends in other places are wondering how one CARDINAL place is able to accommodate 32 CARDINAL commuter routes . If the accident did not happen , perhaps everyone would not know that this place could normally have so many -- It is really like this , just look at the bus signs . Right . Have not seen so many buses . Right .
Its effect on people has been extremely extensive . Yes . Uh-huh . Well , what measures did the traffic control department eventually take to direct traffic ? Our correspondent specially interviewed Director Meng Xianlong PERSON , Mr. Meng Xianlong PERSON , of the Command Center of the Beijing Municipal Traffic Administration ORG . Let 's hear what Director Meng PERSON said . Um , our traffic control department immediately activated the traffic emergency response plan . In the roads close to where the problem emerged , we first ORDINAL set up traffic diversion points for traffic control at the southern and northern ends . In this way , all vehicles going along East Third Ring Road LOC had to make a detour to go on roads on the east and west sides .
East Third Ring Road LOC is a traffic artery in the east of Beijing GPE that links the north and the south . In order to ensure smooth traffic in the eastern district , we formulated a set of traffic diversion control plans . We set up traffic diversion points at 68 CARDINAL locations along East Second Ring Road LOC , East Fourth Ring Road LOC , West Dawang Road GPE , ah , and related roads to the east and west , and deployed more than 210 CARDINAL additional police officers to divert and direct traffic . It can be said that measures were very promptly taken . Ah , today DATE is the first ORDINAL workday after the New Year EVENT holiday . Well , what exactly was the situation this morning TIME ? We specially sent a reporter to the scene this morning to shoot some footage . Let 's take a look at the situation this morning TIME through this footage . Well , from this footage , we can see that , ha , at East Third Ring Road LOC , ah , near Guanghua Bridge LOC , the roads here that lead to the vicinity of Jingguang Bridge LOC have come under control and , well , various kinds of signs have also been placed at very conspicuous locations . Although the outdoor temperature in Beijing GPE has fallen to minus 3 degrees CARDINAL , the traffic police deployed additional manpower on the roads to direct traffic , ah , and guide drivers in making detours .
Well , since direction of traffic was carried out on the periphery , the number of vehicles at the section of the accident was significantly less than usual , with road traffic very orderly . Ah , it can be said , ah , Yang Yang PERSON , citizens , regardless of whether they took the bus or drove , their mentality , in terms of being understanding or calm , ah , was a very important factor in having orderly traffic at the scene . Uh-huh . Right , right . , through your listeners , what kind of feedback did you find out from them ? Actually , this morning , some listeners , ah , also happened to tell us about it via mobile phone SMS . Since we know that Jingguang Bridge PERSON is located in the CBD district , well there are many office buildings , ah , a lot of them , as well as quite a lot of friends who get up early in the morning to go to work . Therefore , they sent SMS saying , hey , it is unusual , ah , for me to be walking to the bus station today DATE or going to take the bus . Well , it is unusual for me to enjoy a very pleasant morning .
We then reminded everyone to wear extra clothing . This shows that when people encounter such kind of emergency , they have started to be able to face it with a very calm and pleasant state of mind . I think that this mentality in facing emergencies , in one CARDINAL respect shows a great change of mentality that Beijing GPE citizens now have after enduring several tests in the past , and a kind of calmness and maturity after having experienced frustrations . On the other hand , I think it can also fully show the level of people 's satisfaction with emergency mechanisms of the operational departments of the government in handling this incident . That is , they think that the government has tried its best . Well , in this respect , we citizens should also contribute our efforts . Uh-huh . As such , in this regard , I think people 's mentality can become very calm . Uh-huh .
Well , Professor Zhou PERSON , from this perspective , is this one CARDINAL highly positive effect achieved after information was disclosed ? Yes . In terms of citizens ' mentality . Yes , in fact it can be seen from this particular case . That is , when the government was handling this kind of public emergency , well , it went from a traditionally unilateral administrative management method , well , a method in which information was quite delayed , to disclosure and transparency of information , and very fast as well . We know that in the past , disclosure of information had to be reported to higher authorities , level by level , until the highest authorities had given approval , before information could be disclosed . Time was lost . Well , yes , the State Council ORG has , er , put forth a regulation concerning the establishment of public early warning mechanisms . That is , related information that can be publicized will be publicized first ORDINAL , in order to guide people in what to do . In this way , related interaction between the government and the people can be formed .
That is , in modern public management , ah , this is a very good case , that is , of shifting from a kind of unilateral administrative management to public management and to positive interaction between the government and the people . I think in fact , we can sum up many beneficial experiences from this case and actually extend them to other areas . Yes , this is when we look at this case from the perspective of traffic . Traffic was the first ORDINAL thing to be impacted when this , cave - in accident occurred . However , this accident actually involved many underground pipes , such as sewage pipes , ah , or water , ah , and gas , ah , pipes , that affect the lives of citizens in many other aspects . Yes . Yang Yang PERSON , do you know how many pipes there are underground ? Right now , there should be seven CARDINAL main types of pipes buried underground . They include those like you just mentioned , as well as pipes like those for heating and communication , among others .
Truly PERSON , these pipes are closely linked to the lives of citizens . Closely linked . Yes , therefore besides our attention to the traffic issue just now , people are also very concerned , ah , with the situation after the accident , with other aspects affecting citizens ' lives . Let 's take a look again at this footage of the situation of dealing with the current scene . Ah , according to our understanding of the situation , the Beijing Municipal Construction Commission ORG , ah , the Communication Commission ORG , ah , and telecommunication , traffic , and other departments have assigned personnel to participate in emergency repair work . Relevant departments said that they will adopt a full range of measures to minimize the level of impact on people 's daily DATE lives and work , in order to ensure stable order in society during the recovery period . Well , looking at the government 's response to this cave - in accident , ah , we should say it was very prompt with traffic management and emergency repair , ah , because it involved various aspects of life . Well , ah , Professor Zhou PERSON , as this incident involved many departments after it took place , how do you think the various departments should coordinate between themselves ? Yes .
This is also -- It is not the case that this problem will be totally solved when one CARDINAL department shows up . Yes , I think as we build this kind , er , of public , this kind of emergency mechanism for public incidents , ah , has been the , most difficult to resolve , an actual problem that has been the most difficult to resolve among administrative management reforms in various countries . How many groups of people will be sent ? Many groups . Yes , this is because social management requires division of labor in society . It is necessarily a labor division trend that involves many departments , and in addition , a kind of modern management public administration model which is diversified . Uh-huh . How can cooperation be formed between departments in this kind of situation ? Well , sometimes under normal circumstances , sometimes , we often feel that it is very difficult for departments to cooperate with one CARDINAL another .
For instance , there are too many law enforcement departments and , ah , too many administrative departments , and very often in the end , they are unable to coordinate . However , this time , through the execution of emergency contingency plans by Beijing GPE Municipality this time , ah , it should be said that the response speed of the different departments of Beijing Municipality GPE , as well as the integrated emergency mechanisms , played a great role . Hence , I think this was also a kind of , er , trial of interdepartmental cooperation mechanisms . Uh-huh . It was a very successful , er , response . I think many good things can be summed up from this . Yes . Yang Yang PERSON , based on your understanding , ah , as pipes that directly affect many common people 's lives were damaged after the accident , based on your understanding of the situation , how was remedial work carried out ? For instance , it is very cold during winter in Beijing GPE , and the temperature last night TIME dropped to one CARDINAL of the lowest points recently . Er , heating pipes were indeed damaged .
Well , at the time , it affected residents living in an area of about 70,000 CARDINAL square meters of Beijing GPE . Well , , in this regard , the Chaoyang GPE district government did a very good job . After it , er , received this order from the municipal government , it immediately sent , electric heaters to residents in more than 200 CARDINAL households within this area . It should be said that many residents spent quite a warm night at home yesterday DATE . Well , furthermore , in the emergency repair process , ah , it should be said that the heating pipeline was restored relatively quickly . Hence , over here , I think the municipal government , ah , including sub-district offices , made a lot of effort to take good care of resident households . I think it was done in a very humanitarian manner . Uh-huh . Uh-huh .
Professor Zhou PERSON , actually for such a large scale city as Beijing GPE that has more than 14 million CARDINAL people , ah , for such a big city , a suddenly occurring public emergency like this should be said to be relatively common . Yes . I think it should be unexpected yet at the same time within expectations . For instance , we see that other , er , domestic and overseas cities have experienced similar incidents . Perhaps many overseas cities have had such kind of thing before . This is because a city is a gathering place for modern life . It is a highly civilized place , as well as , however , in fact a gathering point for various conflicts , social , economic , security , various aspects of conflict . Hence it is not at all surprising for such an accident to occur . The critical thing is -- But the critical thing is how emergency plans are activated after the occurrence of such accidents , and for a city , this is a test of its response capabilities .
Yes . Yes . Yes , I think through a few incidents that happened in Beijing GPE Municipality over recent years DATE , such as SARS , the snowfall a few years ago DATE , the heavy rains two years ago DATE , and the road cave - in at East Third Ring Road LOC this time , I think it can be seen that Beijing Municipality 's response capabilities continued to improve each time . Right . It can be said that this time , what was done has received favorable comments from everyone . Um , well , I think , Yang Yang PERSON , perhaps you have stronger feelings on this aspect , ah . Yes . Because you often have this kind of direct SMS exchange with listeners . It is because , we , Beijing Traffic Radio Station ORG , has become a part of emergency planning in Beijing GPE .
Well , Beijing Traffic Radio Station ORG is to be activated as a media for emergency plans that are grade three CARDINAL and above . Well , for instance , as people still vividly remember , at the time of that snowfall just mentioned by Professor Zhou PERSON that people still vividly remember , there were no plans . Beijing GPE Municipality still had no emergency plan . Well , at that time , it happened that I was hosting the Unblocked All the Way program in the studio that evening TIME . Well , at that time , traffic was not at all unblocked . Ah , at that time there was none of this kind of interaction . It was not clear , it was very congested . You sat inside the studio and only knew about the heavy snowfall . You could find out other news only by telephone . The various methods and channels were extremely unclear .
Well , later , when we experienced that rainfall in Beijing GPE , that rainfall two years ago DATE , as well as some days of sand storms , all channels and early warning mechanisms were activated in quite an orderly manner . From our perspective as media , I think it was precisely by going through those breaking - in , trials that we could be so calm in handling such an emergency today DATE , ah , and give everyone the most effective announcements and notifications , and instructions . Yes , therefore , as a local media in this city , it should become a proactive participant when there is a public emergency in the city . Yes . It should play its individual role in the process of resolving emergencies . Ah , apart from this , Professor Zhou PERSON , what do you think are the areas for improvement for a city , especially a booming city , when handling this kind of public emergency ? Right , I think this gave us many revelations , ah . First , I think one that should be especially important is early warnings and forecasts . This is because currently , there are , ah , frequently various kinds of risks lurking in cities , ah .
Early warnings and forecasts . Yes , this kind of early warning and forecast mechanism . Uh-huh . It is not only for , this kind of sudden road cave - in , it also includes , for instance , security incidents , ah , in our society , as well as natural disasters , ah , and including public health incidents . Uh-huh . That is , this kind of scientific early warning and forecast mechanism must be set up . Uh-huh . In this way , you can manage and resolve an abnormal situation by turning it into a normal situation , without evolving into a sudden public emergency . Uh-huh . Another thing I want to say is that besides , ah , emergency response and speedy integration mechanisms , I think some corresponding improvements should be made to the release of information , incident investigation , ah , and the relevant post-incident , responsibility system .
In fact , , that is , we should say that the government already has quite a number of relevant systems in this respect . For instance , we have an administrative investigation system for incidents of major responsibility . We have regulations on investigation procedures for very major incidents , as well as others such as emergency response methods for handling public health incidents and public health emergencies , among others . That is to say , we have many corresponding systems . However , the question is how city management , er , handles these various kinds of perhaps unpredictable cases . Since we are entering new circumstances of human living , circumstances that contain high risk and have an increasingly developed urbanized life , well , I think corresponding improvements should be made to the formation of a series of systems that includes scientific planning , early warning and forecast , emergency response , accident investigation , and accountability . Um , well , based on your understanding of the situation , and from an international perspective , what are some better ways of urban management that are worthwhile for us to learn ? I think , in comparison to China GPE , we should say that urbanization in foreign countries developed earlier and is more widespread . Their level of development is more advanced than ours .
Although the scale of our urbanization is currently expanding at a rate of 1 % PERCENT per year , I think , with our economic development being relatively backward , we actually still have many aspects of urban management to learn from foreign countries . For instance , many of the pipes involved in this incident were basic infrastructure , public utilities industries . With a background of liberalization , marketization , and privatization , how can the government strengthen supervision of public utilities industries ? How can a safe , assured system be established ? Well , we need to learn and manage this . Uh-huh . For instance , regarding information disclosure , well , our speed of information disclosure this time was very fast . However , we still have a lot of work to do in making the information disclosure , er , system more standardized , that is , to really implement a system of levels of responsibility . Well , we also need to explore how cooperation mechanisms between departments execute cooperation under normal situations and , well , how departments should cooperate with one CARDINAL another under these kinds of public emergency circumstances . Well , for some of our emergency contingency plans , well , ah , how will these emergency contingency plans withstand these tests ?
We know that currently , many ministries and commissions , as well as people 's governments at the provincial level , along with those at municipal and district levels , have set up emergency contingency plans for public emergencies , but many of them have not been put to the test . Well , how will they undergo testing ? These also include some of our command and policy - making systems . So , with the growth of urbanization and with more and more of such complicated issues , ah , I think there will be increasingly high requirements on the systems . That is , development of future systems is one CARDINAL of the top current priorities . How can we institutionalize our response mechanisms and make them into a system so as to ensure the lifestyle of people who live in such a large - scale city ? The State Council ORG has proposed a public emergency contingency plan , called One CARDINAL Plan , Three Systems ORG . Uh-huh . " One CARDINAL plan " refers to the contingency plan , and " three CARDINAL systems " refers to systems of organizations , mechanisms , and laws . So , I think we still have a lot of work to do in these three CARDINAL areas of organizations , mechanisms , and laws .
Yes . Well , finally , let 's turn our attention to handling of the situation , ah , during the latter stages of the cave - in accident in Beijing GPE . Traffic , ah , can be said to have been directed , and is basically under control now . Well , following this , repairs have to be made on this road section where the accident occurred , including for many pipes . Well , Yang Yang PERSON , based on your understanding , how long will it take ? I think that the time really depends on how the overall repair goes . This is because exploration , assessment , and repair are carried out in succession . Therefore , regarding this work progress , to repair this road section in the shortest time , um , this will depend on the work progress . Uh-huh .
This is because repair is probably not a matter of repairing the road surface alone . There is also an issue with many of the pipes below . Yes , the pipes below . Right , as it is winter DATE , we know that carrying out construction during winter DATE , especially that which requires pouring concrete and then -- Moreover , it is especially difficult for concrete to set during winter DATE . Yes , preparation mix for making it dry faster , has already been added . But in the end , it requires time . Hence , it depends very much on factors like temperature . Just now , you mentioned that there are many pipes , ah , for instance , there is a key heating pipeline . The first ORDINAL thing is to ensure that it is connected in time .
Yes . In addition , waste discharge is also very important . Waste discharged has currently blocked this up . Um , and , for instance , optical fibers , ah . Er , right now , if the optical fibers break , people in many households will not be able to watch television . Yes . At present , we should not have a problem with watching television . They are not broken . It is just that , as the other pipes have to be repaired , the optical fibers have to be rearranged , to be hung up it seems . After that , or it seems that a few steel pipes have been added below to make it safer to walk across this section .
Furthermore , let 's take water pipes as an example . Because they were exposed , The water pipes were not -- after that , yes , these were not damaged . they were not damaged and this is quite normal . Um , there is no problem with water supply . Okay , well , today DATE both of you have come to the studio and given us a lot of specific details concerning this road cave - in accident in Beijing GPE Municipality . At the same time , you have also analyzed , from a system perspective , how the government has reinforced emergency contingency plans to handle such public emergency cases . Okay , thank you very much , Professor Zhou PERSON and Yang Yang PERSON , for coming to the studio to participate in our program . Thank you , both of you . Okay , dear viewers , that is all for today DATE 's edition of Focus Today ORG .
Thank you for watching . See you at the same time tomorrow DATE . Hello . Let 's turn our attention to the weather . Today , we can use two CARDINAL words to summarize the weather in our country . First ORDINAL , there will be a temperature drop over a large area , and next , there will be rainfall and snowfall in an extensive area as well . We see that except for some areas of South China GPE , Southwest China GPE , and Northeast China LOC , many other places will be experiencing temperature drops . In addition , there will be snowfall in the area from Northwest China LOC to the Huang - Huai area through southern North China LOC . The east of Southwest China GPE , as well as the Jiang - Huai area and the area south of the Yangtze River LOC , will experience continuous rainfall .
However , southern North China LOC and the Huang - Huai area will bid farewell to the snow tonight TIME , ah . Tomorrow during the day DATE , snowfall in the Jiang - Huai area will stop , and there will also be less snow in Northwest China GPE . In addition , there will be rain throughout almost the whole of South China LOC . It can be said that there will be less snow in the north and heavier rain in the south tomorrow DATE . Furthermore , temperatures tomorrow DATE in many places south of the Huai River LOC will fall by between four CARDINAL and ten degrees . Okay , let 's check out the city weather forecasts . Beijing GPE , overcast changing to sunny , 9 degrees below zero QUANTITY to 2 degrees below zero QUANTITY . Harbin GPE , sunny , 26 degrees below zero QUANTITY to 16 degrees below zero QUANTITY . Shijiazhuang GPE , overcast changing to mostly cloudy , 9 degrees below zero QUANTITY to 1 degree below zero QUANTITY . Jinan GPE , overcast changing to mostly cloudy , 9 degrees below zero QUANTITY to 1 degree below zero QUANTITY .
Nanjing GPE , sleet changing to overcast , 3 degrees below zero QUANTITY to 3 degrees QUANTITY . Hangzhou GPE , sleet changing to overcast , to 4 degrees QUANTITY . Fuzhou GPE , light rain , 11 CARDINAL to 18 degrees QUANTITY . Taipei GPE , cloudy changing to showers , 13 CARDINAL to 19 degrees QUANTITY . Dalian GPE , sunny , 11 degrees below zero QUANTITY to 5 degrees below zero QUANTITY . Wuxi GPE , sleet changing to cloudy , 1 degree below zero QUANTITY to 3 degrees QUANTITY . Changzhou GPE , moderate snow to light snow , 3 degrees below zero QUANTITY to 3 degrees QUANTITY . Bangkok GPE , cloudy , 26 CARDINAL to 35 degrees QUANTITY . New Dehli GPE , sunny , 6 CARDINAL to 19 degrees QUANTITY . Seoul GPE , overcast changing to mostly cloudy , 8 degrees below zero QUANTITY to 3 degrees below zero QUANTITY .
Tokyo GPE , overcast , 1 CARDINAL to 6 degrees QUANTITY . London GPE , overcast changing to light rain , 2 CARDINAL to 6 degrees QUANTITY . Moscow GPE , cloudy , 18 degrees below zero QUANTITY to 13 degrees below zero QUANTITY . Paris GPE , overcast , 1 CARDINAL to 4 degrees QUANTITY . Vienna GPE , moderate snow , 1 degree below zero QUANTITY to 1 degree QUANTITY . New York GPE , light rain , 1 CARDINAL to 3 degrees QUANTITY . Seattle GPE , light rain , 4 CARDINAL to 7 degrees QUANTITY . Washington GPE , cloudy , 2 CARDINAL to 6 degrees QUANTITY . -LSB- -RSB-
Children are left at home in the rural areas , after parents leave to work in the city . These are called left - behind children . The parents are also forced to work in the city . In fact , they have no alternatives but to make such a decision . There are 120 million CARDINAL farmers who work in the city all year round in China GPE , thus creating nearly 20 million CARDINAL left - behind children . I want to tell them that I miss them a lot . Day after day and year after year DATE , they long for love in loneliness and wait for family affection in defect . I think that it is especially important to have emotional exchanges with the children . Visit the children more often whenever possible . -LSB- -RSB-
In September 2005 DATE , a study report titled " Concern for Left - behind WORK_OF_ART Children " had drawn wide public attention . While the situation of peasant workers in the city has repeatedly put society into question , the phenomenon of left - behind children in rural areas has gradually entered the view of the public . Ye Jingzhong PERSON is the assistant dean of the College of Humanities and Development ORG at China Agricultural University ORG , and team leader of the Left - behind Children Task Force ORG . In the last two years DATE , he has led the task force to conduct many field interviews and investigations on left - behind children in numerous rural areas in central and western China GPE , including Shaanxi GPE , Ningxia GPE , Hebei GPE , and Beijing GPE . Why did you pick the central and western parts of China GPE , and not the south , to conduct this study ? First ORDINAL of all , for people who work in the city from the central and western regions um , uh , according to their educational level , they generally engage in strenuous manual labor when they leave for the city to work . They are not in a position to bring their children to the city . When we conducted this research study , our focus was to analyze the impact on children when their parents , work in the city . , its main impact is the lack of love because of the absence of their parents . Therefore , we believe that whether it 's in southern or northern part , no matter which part of the country the research is conducted in , the results should be consistent .
According to your estimation , how many left - behind children are there in China GPE now ? This group should be the biggest in number . Um , the most conservative statistics for the group of people who leave the country to work in the city in our country is 100 million CARDINAL . Nowadays , um , , um , many places , um , cite a figure of 120 million CARDINAL . Many people quote a figure of 150 million CARDINAL . Let 's think about it this way . If we actually use 120 million CARDINAL as the statistic for the group who leave the country to work in the city , , at least half CARDINAL of them are um , married before they work in the city . Of course , families of these married people will usually have children . Moreover , they will usually have more than one CARDINAL child in rural areas . So you can imagine .
I believe the left - behind children group is definitely more than 10 or 20 million CARDINAL . It , uh , , in my opinion , should be around 50 million CARDINAL . Of course , we have not conducted exact statistical calculations . I believe the number of this group should be particularly large . According to the study by the task force , at present , the four CARDINAL main types of custody for left - behind children include single - parent custody , skip - generation custody , relative custody , and same - generation custody . Among which , single - parent custody had the highest number , accounting for 79.2 percent PERCENT of the people surveyed . The next one was skip - generation custody , accounting for 16.9 percent PERCENT . While those who lived with relatives or were entrusted to the care of someone else made up 4.1 percent PERCENT and .9 percent of the total number of left - behind children , respectively . According to your study , what do these left - behind children generally do with their daily DATE life if their parents or parent work in the city ? Different types of custody have different impacts on their life . No doubt , , single - parent custody definitely creates less impact compared to the other types .
The impact of single - parent custody is smaller because at least the mother is at home . There is no major problem in the children 's material life . Of course , there are many impacts in other aspects , for instance , peer socialization . The one that creates a huge impact is definitely skip - generation custody . Skip - generation custody means the grandparents look after the children . There is also relative or neighbor custody that asks neighbors or relatives to look after the children , and there is a type called self - custody . These three CARDINAL types create the biggest and the most impact . If we want to discuss this in more detail , let 's say , the skip - generation custody . First ORDINAL , in skip - generation custody , their material life will no doubt be a lot less taken care of when compared to the usual both parents or one CARDINAL parent at home situation . This is indisputable .
This type of family is not as good as the others . We had an example of a child in Shaanxi GPE province . Um , there was a family ! This family had an older brother and a younger sister . Both parents wanted to go to the city to work . The father went first ORDINAL , and later the mother wanted to go , too . What happened to these two CARDINAL children ? The grandparents were unwilling to take care of them because in rural areas , grandparents also have to work in the field ! As a result , , this mother sent , these brother and sister , to martial arts school to study . After they went to the martial arts school for a while , um , their mother was , um , a little worried , so she went to visit them .
She went to visit them . When she saw them , , the girl cried to her and said , " I really do n't want to stay here . I want to go home . " Later , the mother was moved and brought , this girl home and had the grandparents look after her . Um , she still , ai , left him at the martial arts school . Um , um , after the girl returned , the mother continued to work in the city . When she came back one CARDINAL time in between work , she found that the girl 's body was dotted with red marks and red swellings . She then discovered ah , um , the grandparents had not washed her clothes for a very long time . The situation you mentioned , is it common or is it a rather extreme example , because generally , people will think that grandparents will particularly love and care about their grandchildren ? The situation that I just mentioned regarding skip - generation custody is no doubt common .
Why is it so ? You said that grandparents certainly have special love for the children . It is true . It is true that they will go out of their way to pamper the children . However , for the elderly , with the difference in age and time , , their , ways of taking care and loving the children are different . They are influenced by their own habits . For instance , there was a child who was sick . Um , the grandparents asked him to take , a small pill that was made in Shaanxi GPE . They did not even know what it was made of . It was a local method .
Um , after all , they are different from , um , young people in this respect . Instead of sending the child to the hospital as quickly as possible , they are influenced by , some habits in this aspect . , they raised this point themselves . Another important point they mentioned was that they had to take care of the entire family . " Her father and mother are not home , so the entire family falls onto our shoulders , especially when we still have to be responsible for the farm work on the farmland . So , all I can do is to feed her and make sure that she is not cold . " They also had to face such a reality , one that they could not resolve . After all , a family that had so many people in the beginning , , the parents of the children were a very important um , workforce . Now it was down to the two CARDINAL grandparents . No doubt , they could not help .
In the study of left - behind children , many staff found out by surprise that the biological cycle of the farmers who work in the city , and the inculcation and upbringing cycle of their children , have formed two CARDINAL parallel lines that will never meet . Farmers who work in the city are generally a young workforce in their prime , while this is the period in which their children attend primary or junior high school . Originally , they work in the city out of the hope that their children can receive a better education . However , adolescent children need the loving care and guidance of their parents even more . During this period , the absence of both or even one CARDINAL parent will create obstacles to the character development of the children . This pair of unavoidable contradictions has made the problem of left - behind children in rural areas become more obvious . You have seen many kinds of left - behind children . Was there a particular case or a particular child who had left an especially deep impression on you that you still remember now ? , um , there was a child in Ningxia GPE whose name was Yao Zhengang PERSON .
This child , um , did not do exceptionally well in school . What impressed me the most about him was that he really missed his parents . He felt particularly lonely and especially wanted his father to come back . He said that he was sick one time . His father worked in Guyuan PERSON , about 40 to 50 kilometers away from home . After his father learned that he was very sick , he ran back to the village right away . After he arrived at the village , he did not say anything , but to put him on his back and carry him to the town to see a doctor . He just carried him like that without saying a word . When the doctor in the town took a look and told him that they were unable to cure the sickness , he carried the child to the county . When Yao Zhengang PERSON told us what happened , he said , " My father had never bought me so many tasty foods before .
On that day , he bought me a lot of tasty food while we were in the county , but he did not eat any himself . " I thought about this at that time . After I heard this incident , I particularly understood what was in the mind of Yao Zhengang 's PERSON father . He might have felt especially guilty toward his child . What he felt was that " I go out to work and leave my child home . " He said that his child had also said , " When he was at home , he always encouraged me . " He would say , " No problem . You work hard and get a better grade next time , " when I had low grades . If he could receive many , such encouragements , he would not have um , um , disliked school sometimes . He does not want to go to school now . However , in his example , I could imagine what went through his father 's mind at that time .
I think that he felt very guilty toward his child . Therefore , I can feel that um , um , parents who work in the city also have no alternative . They are forced into making such decisions . Um , there was also this child . There was a child , a girl in Xixiang GPE county , Shaanxi GPE province . Um , when I asked , " What do you think are the changes that your parents working in the city have caused you ? " She did not answer . She went home to get a small box . There was a small finger inside the box . This was a very terrifying incident . What was the small finger all about ?
What happened was that when her um , parents left to work in the city , her grandparents looked after her . They had a cellar at home and inside was a hay cutter for cutting hay . When she went downstairs to play by herself , an accident happened . Her grandparents said , " We ca n't help . We ca n't keep an eye on her all the time . " , before they went to work in the city , they could watch her and forbade her to go down to the cellar . He had told her not to do that before . However , I said that sometimes it is very difficult to ask children to have self control . That was why she turned this way .
-LSB- -RSB- This is Ruangang GPE village , Bocang GPE town , Yi county GPE , Hebei GPE province . Among the 303 CARDINAL households in the village , one - third CARDINAL of the families have people who work in the city . More than half CARDINAL of the children in the village are left - behind children . Most of the children 's parents are in the southern part of the country . Many people want to save some travel expenses and earn some more money , so it is very common for them not to return home for a year or DATE two CARDINAL . Life is so vast . Life is an ocean wherever life exists . It has been six years DATE since 14 - year - old DATE Jiang Beiwen PERSON was sent by his parents to live with his maternal grandfather in Ruangang GPE village . His parents rely on selling rice in Guangzhou GPE to support their child 's education .
They live a very hard life . Little Beiwen PERSON has not seen them once in the past six years DATE . Oh , I see so many children here who can turn for comfort in their parents ' arms ! Ah , I envy them . So , I also , want to be able to turn to comfort in my parents ' arms . I was at school the time I missed my mother the most . Uh huh . We had a market ! Oh , every day , there were parents who bought things for their oh , sons and daughters . I also wish that my parents could buy me things .
I envied them very much . That was when I missed my mother the most . This is Jiang Beiwen 's PERSON favorite photo . It was taken with his father six years ago DATE , before he sent him to live with his maternal grandfather . He was only eight years old at that time . The only connection that little Beiwen PERSON has with his parents now is to talk on the phone with them once a week . In his opinion , affection among family members is something unreachable . How often can your mother call you ? Uh , once a week ! What do you talk about ?
I will talk about my studies and life . My schoolwork was not quite good when I first ORDINAL came ! My mother scolded me in the beginning when my schoolwork was poor . She said that I was losing honor for not doing well at school ! Then I cried and after that , my mother cried , too . Since they move from place to place in the city to work all year round , parents of left - behind children have little communication with their children . While for temporary custodians , they are only limited to providing superficial care , such as making sure the children have food and stay warm , but can not fulfill the responsibility of educating the children . The survey found that 36.7 percent PERCENT of the children had never been to their parents ' workplace . 8.2 percent PERCENT of the parents almost never contacted their children . 21.4 percent PERCENT of the parents contacted their children less than once a month .
Since their parents are absent , how can these children communicate and exchange with their parents ? Our study found that um , um , the principal means of contact between the left - behind children and their parents was through the telephone . However , contrary to our belief that they could talk on the phone for a long time when they called , approximately 50 percent PERCENT of the left - behind children we surveyed talked on the phone with their parents for three minutes or TIME so . What could they talk about in three minutes ? I think it is hard to say anything meaningful in three minutes TIME . Of course , we also studied what these children talked to their parents about in these three - minute telephone conversations . What did the parents who worked in the city talk about with their children ? What touched us very deeply was that 70 percent PERCENT of the content of the children 's conversations with their parents was to ask about their safety and not other things , such as how much they had earned . As for the content of the parents ' conversations with their children , first ORDINAL , it was school . Whether they were good and how their schoolwork was .
Second , it was whether they obeyed their custodians and what they ate and things like that . Uh , as for safety matters , in fact , they could not have any emotional exchange . We know that sometimes when we talk on the phone , even a pause is a need for emotional exchange . However , the parents may not have realized this . For instance , the child has stopped talking . He stops talking because he needs to pause to consider how to say what is in his mind . The parents may not have realized this point , so they hang up the phone immediately . Of course , for three minutes TIME , why was it only for three minutes ? In many cases , it was because they worried about the charge . , many left - behind children told us that they especially wanted to call their parents on the phone .
However , um , they considered that um , one CARDINAL thing , sometimes they did not have a telephone at home . It was very difficult for children to borrow the phone from their neighbors . Second ORDINAL , um , they considered that they needed money to make a phone call . Some children told me , " I secretly called my parents when my custodians were not home . " The children have a great need for this type of telephone exchange . Do the left - behind children understand why their parents work in the city ? Um , um , we conducted a survey on this question . We were very surprised to find that 40 percent of the left - behind children had no idea what jobs their parents held away from home . How could that be possible ?
How could that be possible ? We interviewed some left - behind children , their custodians , and the people who work in the city . Why would n't the children know what they did ? First , we can tell from the content of the three CARDINAL - minute telephone conversations we mentioned earlier that children are particularly concerned about the safety of the parents who work in the city . However , a lot of the work that the parents engaged in is dangerous work , including coalmines , construction , and some others , many of them are dangerous jobs . Thus , I believe the parents of these left - behind children also choose not to take the initiative and tell them the nature of their job . Why do they do that ? It is because they are afraid that their children will worry . Second ORDINAL , , parents , especially fathers , who work in the city have a particularly lofty image in the children 's mind . Maybe they do not want their children to know about the nature of their job or tell them what they do .
They , do not want to destroy the lofty image of themselves in the child 's mind . At noon TIME , the maternal grandmother and maternal grandfather went to work in the field and did not come home . Jiang Beiwen PERSON has to make lunch for himself . This happens to him very often . He could look after himself since he was nine CARDINAL . What work are you going to do today DATE , other than cooking ? Uh , I will do the dishes after I finish eating . If it is Sunday DATE when I am free , I will , also do some farm work . What kind of work ? Uh , I will hoe the field , uh , when we are in a hurry to till the land for growing crops , I will help do some work .
Do you still remember your mother 's cooking ? Uh huh , I do . It was especially tasty . Now , the most I want to know is , my parents ' health . Why do you want to know about that ? It is because I care about my parents very much . I think about their work because I know that they work in the city because of me , so I care about them a lot . They will be worn out from working in the city , working in the city to make money . I believe it is also because of me , so I care about their health a lot . Because of you , why is it because of you ?
Because if they did n't have me , I think they uh , would be a lot more , relaxed when they worked . Then , are these children willing to live with their parents ? Or go to the city with them ? In regard to this , first ORDINAL , , children all want their parents to come back to live with them . However , 51 percent PERCENT of the children we surveyed were unwilling to go to the city with their parents , go to the city , to live in the city . However , they all wanted their parents to come back , but half CARDINAL of the children did not want to go to the city . We also asked them why they did not want to go to the city . This was also very surprising to us . They said that the city is another world and they were especially worried . They were afraid that once they go to the city , they will not be able to assimilate into the schools and things like that .
Second , they realized that it is already a very difficult task for their parents to work in the city . Their parents have to send money home , among other things . If they go live with them , they will add more burdens to their parents . If we are in the city every day , live in the city every day , we may know that oh , city life is like this . As for children from rural areas and people from rural areas who work in the city , they are not familiar with this world and they have a type of fear . As for parents , are they more willing to bring their children with them or leave them at home ? I believe when parents make this decision , their main consideration is not willing or unwilling . All parents , I can say the majority of the parents , definitely want to live with their children . However , with the reality that they have to face , I believe that they can not solve this problem . Of course , we know what the reality is .
First , their families are rather poor to begin with . Only the lower - middle class will leave the rural areas and work in the city . They have to make money to support the family . They will need a huge sum of money in order to bring their children to the city . Nonetheless , I believe there are also many other reasons . They also have to consider whether their children can go to school in the city . They have to find a place to live . All these are problems that they need to resolve . The problems they face are too many . If the children go to the city , the expenses will be very high .
Since circumstances do not permit , they can not bring their children with them , according to their will or their psychological need . Many parents are unable to bring their children with them . What would you tell your parents if you could see them now ? I want to tell them that I miss them very much . Judging from the surface , is there any obvious difference between the character of these left - behind children and non-left - behind children ? It is hard to tell from the surface . Why is it so ? For these children , it depends on how long their parents have been working in the city . For example , some have just gone for a year DATE , while others have gone for 10 years DATE already .
In this case , um , generally speaking , uh , we did not conduct any psychological testing or comparison in this psychological aspect . However , many schools and custodians reported that many left - behind children had become very withdrawn . They had very strange um , um , temperaments . They did not like to speak . There was , a child who was in the first year of junior high school . Um , um , he told us himself that he particularly , um , um , misses his father . He was very good at school . However , one CARDINAL time we visited him , his um , family told us that he was second ORDINAL in his class in his examination . After that , he became extremely , extremely , annoyed . Um , um , um , his language and other things became very strange .
Um , um , we also asked his um , um , grandparents who had custody of him . They said that when his father was home , he would always encourage him and um , exchange with him . Um , of course , it was not necessarily because his parents worked in the city . However , for some left - behind children , their parents working in the city has caused some psychological abnormalities and unusual development . This situation indeed exists . After all , these are families whose love is inadequate and incomplete . I believe love is especially important . Children need love from the time they are small . We have to understand our Chinese NORP saying , " The child is father to the man . " What it says is that the character that children form at a very young age will affect their entire life .
Only children who are loved and who realize the importance of love since they are young will be able to love other people in the future . This is the case . Therefore , for this type , um , um , um , this group of left - behind children , psychologically , they do not have family love . Um , , if the parents work in the city , these children perhaps will not receive timely attention when they encounter many difficulties at home . Perhaps the neighbors around are all facing different realities and can not offer them timely love . Under this situation , I believe , I am not sure , um , I am unwilling to imagine what mentality and character these children will develop when they grow up . Will they believe there is love in society or not ? Will they think that love is important in society or not , because they have never experienced it . They have never completely experienced it . Thus , if such a large group in society does not realize that love should be , um , given or received in society , I think this is , something that I do not want to imagine .
Despite the guarantee in food , clothing , and school that left - behind children get because their parents work in the city to make money , they do not have the psychological and physiological satisfaction that they require . According to the survey , more than half CARDINAL of the left - behind children were dissatisfied with their current life . 58 percent PERCENT of the left - behind children believed that they were unhappy . Are the parents worried about leaving their children at home by themselves ? Do they understand the living conditions of their children at home ? They thought that this was a reality that they could not um , um , face . They were condemned to this reality . No doubt , I think some , um , parents have not had such profound consideration . Why do n't they ? I believe people are all the same .
If they face such an urgent need for a livelihood , their first ORDINAL consideration will be the need for a livelihood . They can not consider the deeper issue of children 's safety and psychology when their livelihood has not been solved , satisfied , and guaranteed . For example , there were two CARDINAL sisters who lived in a cave dwelling in Shaanxi GPE province . Many people whom we interviewed lived in cave dwellings . Once there was a flood . , these sisters stayed in the cave dwelling to look after the home ! This happened in the rural area . These two CARDINAL children were looking after the home . Their uncle saved them when the flood was almost past their bellies . Their father called later to see if they were fine .
The family told him that they were fine . He did not come back after that . He did not come back to check if everything was fine . I believe the reason he did not return was that he would ponder whether he should return or not . Iraq GPE in the shadows /. As Iraqis NORP vote on a new constitution have the media dropped the ball on this long and bloody war /? Has Iraq GPE been overshadowed by Katrina PERSON and Tom DeLay PERSON and Harriet Meyers PERSON and the Pakistan GPE quake /? A conversation with columnist Tom Friedman PERSON /. Was Sixty Minutes unfair to Bill Clinton PERSON in airing Louis Freeh 's PERSON charges against him /?
Former Clinton PERSON lawyer Lanny Davis PERSON in our new Talk Back to the Media WORK_OF_ART segment /. Plus that bogus subway terror alert /. Why did n't television slam on the brakes /? Welcome to Reliable Sources /. I 'm Howard Kurtz PERSON /. You 're joining us at our new time ten AM eastern seven CARDINAL pacific for a full hour TIME of media analysis every week DATE /. We have some new segments we 'll be adding in the coming week DATE /. so stay tuned /. I had a wide ranging sitdown with Pulitzer Prize PERSON winner Tom Friedman PERSON /.
but first Judy Miller PERSON and the New York Times ORG finally go public on the front page this morning TIME with their nearly six thousand word account of the CIA ORG leak investigation /. In a separate first ORDINAL person account Miller PERSON confirmed that she told the grand jury that Scooter Libby Dick PERSON Cheney PERSON 's top aide discussed with her as many as three CARDINAL times the role of Valerie Plame PERSON as a CIA ORG employee /. This says the Bush PERSON administration was angry about her husband Joe Wilson 's PERSON role in criticizing President Bush PERSON on whether Saddam Hussein PERSON had weapons of mass destruction /. The conclusion by a team of Times ORG reporters /. The Times ORG incurred millions of dollars MONEY in legal fees in Miss Miller PERSON 's case /. It limited its own ability to cover aspects of one CARDINAL of the biggest scandals of the day DATE /. Even as the paper asked for the public 's support it was unable to answer its questions /. Among the journalistic revelations, Miller PERSON released from jail last month DATE says she pushed for a story on the outing of Valerie Plame PERSON back in two thousand three DATE /. She never wrote one /. but her former boss says no way /.
that never happened /. And the Times was so conflicted in covering the controversy the editors killed the story about Libby PERSON and pulled their punches in other ways /. And joining us now in Los Angeles GPE Arianna Huffington the syndicated columnist and founder of the blog huffington post dot com /. in Minneapolis GPE Lucy Dalglish PERSON executive director of the Reporters ' Committee for Freedom of the Press ORG /. and here in Washington GPE Frank Sesno PERSON professor of public policy and communication at George Mason University ORG and a CNN ORG special correspondant /. Frank Sesno PERSON has the New York Times ORG belatedly to be sure fought and finally made an honest accounting of its role of Judy Miller 's PERSON role and the tensions that she created in the newsroom /? Well an honest accounting /. yeah maybe /. but not a full accounting /.
You know and if the whole bottom line of this mess is that the public has the right to know and that that 's what this is all about the public still does n't know a lot of things /. There 's still a lot of questions here /. Why was that waiver that Miller PERSON was apparently granted by uh Scooter Libby PERSON a year ago DATE /- Why did it wait until she sat in jail for all that time before she actually took up on it /? you know she 's referred to in the Times ' own account as Miss Run Amuck PERSON /. She was pulled off of certain stories on Iraq GPE 's weapons of mass destruction /. What are her motives and bottom lines to the secrecy of this whole thing /? There 's a lot we still do n't know /. Miss Run Amuck PERSON was a name she gave herself quite proudly apparently /. Arianna Huffington PERSON the Times piece a lengthy piece acknowledges that Judy Miller PERSON was a controversial figure in the newsroom whose own WMD reporting was wrong and that while she claims to have pushed for this uh story on Valerie Plame PERSON two years ago DATE Jill Abrahamson PERSON now the paper 's managing editor says No way /.
That did n't happen /. In other words there 's a dispute in the accounts /. Pretty candid stuff for a newspaper to publish about itself would n't you say /? Well as Frank PERSON said there are many unanswered questions /. And there are many very devastating eh comments and conclusions about Judy Miller PERSON as a journalist /. I do n't think the Times ORG had any choice though Howie PERSON . Because remember as a press reporter back on July twenty - seventh DATE the turmoil in the newsroom has been going on for months DATE about Judy Miller PERSON and the way the paper has decided to cover the story and the way they decided to present her as a martyr for the first ORDINAL amendment /. And the main unanswered question here is why did Arthur Sulzberger PERSON the newspaper 's publisher allow Judy Miller PERSON to hijack the reporting of that story and the editorial policy on that story /. And the similarities for the Jayson Blair PERSON case /. Remember after the Jayson Blair PERSON scandal broke we had a seven thousand word story that did not give a full account of what happened . Especially about why is a major institution like the Times ignoring so many red flags /. Alright /.
In the story one CARDINAL of things that we learn is that Bill Keller PERSON took Judy Miller PERSON off her WMD beat as one of his first ORDINAL personnel decisions when he took eh the reins as editor /. Alright /. Well uh I agree there are some unanswered questions /. but I 'm willing to give the Times a little more credit than you for at least attempting to answer uh many of the questions /. And Lucy Dalglish PERSON here 's the thing that jumped out at me in the story /. Judy Miller PERSON acknowledges that at Louis Libby 's PERSON request this is the Dick Cheney PERSON aide she agreed to refer to him and in stories not as a senior administration official but as a former Hill PERSON aide because he had once worked on Capitol Hill LOC /. Do you have a problem with that sort of thing /? I thought that was a little bit misleading /. And I thought it was odd /. I mean her justification was that well he had been a former Hill PERSON staffer /.
Um but that was a strange request /. and I think the agreement was strange /. I 'll agree with you on that /. Frank Sesno PERSON the Times was so hamstrung by its passionate embrace of this reporter who after all was facing jail did go to jail /. One CARDINAL can understand the emotions uh that were unleashed here /. and yet the editors discouraged stories on the CIA ORG leak investigation and one CARDINAL time killed a piece written by a reporter about Scooter Libby PERSON /. Was that an abdication of journalistic responsibility /? Maybe yeah maybe /. I mean what it really shows Howie PERSON I think is just how difficult it is for news organizations to report on themselves /.
You know news organizations demand total transparency whether you 're General Motors ORG or United States GPE government /. We want access /. We want explanation /. We want full disclosure /. But it 's very difficult for them to do it themselves /. In this case and the Times ORG makes it very plain in their story today they really suffered /. They were behind on virtually every major aspect of the story /. Even when she went to jail /? Even when she went to jail and w- /. When she won release from jail /.
Yeah at the point that she came out /. They did n't say that you know until she walked out /. And the question and this is a very serious question it 's not answered in the article /. Were editorial higher - ups and were the corporate lawyers at the New York Times ORG in some way leaning on suppressing and distorting the coverage from the news uh section /? Arianna Huffington PERSON uh in this lengthy piece this morning TIME uh uh Judy Miller PERSON is quoted excuse me as saying that there was another source beside Scooter Libby PERSON that she dealt with on the Valerie Plame PERSON situation /. She does n't recall who that source was looking at her notes and seeing the uh notation Valerie Flame PERSON /. She got the name wrong /. Do you buy this notion that she does n't recall who this other source was /? No of course not Howie PERSON /. In fact I think this is the major unanswered question /.
We do n't know who eh her source was when it comes to revealing the identity of Valerie Plame PERSON /. And to say that she does not recall is really as convincing as having Woodward PERSON and Bernstein saying that they do not recall who Deep Throat PERSON was /. After all these notes were just a few weeks old DATE when um the Valerie Plame Bob Novak PERSON column appeared and when the whole Washington GPE and the whole journalistic community was talking about it /. You know I do n't /- Incidentally there was some questions uh that Judy Miller PERSON would not answer to her colleagues /. and she would n't share her notes with them although they 've been turned over to the special prosecutor /. Lucy Dalglish PERSON the big news for me was Miller PERSON recounting what her lawyer Floyd Abrams PERSON had said to her about a conversation that he had with Joe Tate PERSON who was Scooter Libby 's PERSON lawyer /. Uh says um Floyd Abrams PERSON according to Miller ORG 's account when I would n't give him Tate PERSON an assurance that you would exonerate Libby PERSON he said do n't go there /. Now Tate PERSON by the way tells the Times that that account is false and outrageous /.
Does this help justify eh Judy Miller 's PERSON otherwise mysterious decision to go to jail and not accept the waiver of confidentiality that Scooter Libby PERSON offered and sit in jail for eighty - five days / DATE ? N- you n- /. you know I 've been talking to Judy PERSON off and on about this case for the last year DATE /. This was a very difficult decision /. and you know what this all comes down to is you keep your promises when you make a promise to a confidential source /. You 'll recall six or eight months ago DATE Howie PERSON I was on the show and we were talking about you know did Russert PERSON and Kessler PERSON and all the rest of those guys did they break some trust by agreeing to testify and observing the waiver /? What I think this situation and the turmoil that is obviously going on at the Times right now points out is the fact that we have a major problem in this country /. it 's that reporters believe they need to keep their promises to their sources /. Reporters will try to do whatever they can as long as the law allows them to protect those sources /. Right /.
But these days um with the state of our law the fact that we do not have a federal shield law we have prosecutors and civil litigants going in there and interfering with the day to day DATE operation of our newsrooms /. and we just can tolerate this /. And we 're trying to /- I think Lucy PERSON 's on to something here if I can just say Howie PERSON /. And I think this is very important because this is an ugly case /. And even people close to Judith Miller PERSON say this is not the one you 'd really like to go to the mat on /. You 'd love to have a clear whistle blower case /. You 'd love to have a Pentagon FAC papers case /. You 'd love to have something where the well - being and the sanctity of the Republic GPE you know hangs in the balance /. She did n't even report on this /.
But it does point out a very serious issue /. And that is the whole notion of the use of and abuse of confidential sources the protections that reporters do or do n't have and the propensity of uh the United States GPE government to have more secrecy not less /. We 've got to figure this out /. Well just to clarify uh she did ultimately uh testify about her confidential source /. The whole issue was how voluntary was the waiver of her promise to Scooter Libby PERSON offered and why was she able to accept after being in jail as opposed to before being in jail /. Well exactly /. and you know what Howie PERSON /. /. it 's really time for Lucy PERSON and other Judy Miller PERSON defenders to update her talking points because what Lucy PERSON just said just simply does not wash /. The truth is that as Howie PERSON said she did testify /. The truth is that it 's very clear from the stories today DATE that she could 've asked uh Scooter Libby PERSON to call her so that she could hear the timber of his voice earlier /.
All of that could have happened /. It did not happen because clearly Judy Miller PERSON is protecting another source that she still has not revealed to the American NORP public /. And the New York Times ORG is /. Lucy PERSON /. /. Let me get a response from Lucy Dalglish PERSON /. I think it 's very obvious from what Judy PERSON wrote today she is protecting somebody else /. And one CARDINAL of the reasons that this negotiation took so long is that not only was she negotiating what she was going to say about Scooter Libby PERSON but you got to keep in mind I 'm a lawyer there were lawyers involved in this /. They had to negotiate with Patrick Fitzgerald PERSON what he would not talk about /. They also had to negotiate whether or not there would be any type of um uh uh obstruction charges connected with contacting /.
Once you invoke the wrath or the extreme interest of a federal prosecutor you have to be very very careful /. You do n't mess with the Feds ORG /. It 's very clear in her story that she decided finally to testify because she got tired of jail because she was threatened with criminal contempt charges because she wanted to go out and now she 's saying admitting finally write a book /. All these things are there in black and white /. and to continue to portray her as a martyr is not going to work /. And on that point Arianna on that point she says sh- /- Excuse me /. Judy Miller PERSON says she 's taking some time off from the paper /. She wants to write a book /. She would n't share her notes with her colleagues who were writing the story /.
Do you think she 'll ever come back /? You think she 's saving it for the book /? Well it 's very clear that she would not be welcome in the newsroom /. And it 's very clear eh as I reported again that when Bill Keller PERSON took her off her WMD beat they were all hoping she would resign /. Instead she threw a fit /. but she stayed on /. This is not a journalism one CARDINAL oh one course the way she handled both the WMD reporting and Plame Gate PERSON /. Frank Sesno PERSON please comment /. Jump in /. And Howie PERSON I 'll tell you what /.
This is a gigantic shot across the bow of every manager in the news business and every editor and every executive producer anywhere because you got to have some uh control some connection with your correspondants and your reporters /. You got to know who they 're talking to at some level anyway because you know what /? It 's about trust with the public /. and it 's about you know ending up in jail or in court /. their story says that Bill Keller PERSON and Arthur Sulzberger PERSON did not press Judy Miller PERSON about her conversations with Libby PERSON or ask to see her notes while they were defending her /. Ask to see her /. And by the way we invited the New York Times ORG to have an editor appear on this program /. The paper declined /. When we come back media speculation run amuck over possible indictments at sixteen hundred CARDINAL Pennsylvania GPE and the President 's scripted session with troops in Iraq GPE /.
Stay with us /. Welcome back to Reliable Sources /. As the CIA ORG leak investigation continued this week DATE media folks did plenty of speculating with no evidence about the possible indictment of a certain top White House ORG official who testified before the grand jury for the fourth ORDINAL time on Friday DATE /. Karl Rove PERSON his closest aide the number two CARDINAL man in the White House ORG the man that has been called Bush PERSON 's brain /. If he 's indicted and has to go it undermines the key source of this President 's public support his character /. If Rove PERSON gets indicted that could bring down the Bush PERSON administration I think /. My understanding from talking to somebody quite close to this investigation is that they think there are going to be indictments /. and possibly Karl Rove PERSON could be among them /. Lucy Dalglish PERSON if Karl Rove PERSON is indicted , if Karl Rove PERSON is indicted , what if he 's not indicted /? Is n't this the worst kind of journalistic speculation /?
Yeah /. You know I think it 's always dangerous to speculate whether or not you 're really besmirching someone 's reputation . Although I 'm not sure you can do that with Karl Rove PERSON /. But it uh is very very you know eh irre- /- I would prefer that people keep an eye on you know watching him testify and going in and out of the courthouse /. But uh will it bring down the administration /? I do n't know /. Ah eh I do n't know /. Well nobody knows /. That 's the point /. Arianna Huffington PERSON I used to cover the justice department /.
Not everybody who 's under investigation winds up getting indicted /. Ah but you certainly and you 're uh on a blog so maybe it 's a different standard have speculated about Rove PERSON 's fate as well /. Well not just Rove PERSON though /. what we have speculated is that it might be a much more tangled web that Fitzgerald PERSON is after the whole Iraq GPE White House ORG group the group that uh in Cheney PERSON 's office with Libby PERSON and Rove PERSON and Mary Matalin PERSON and Condoleezza Rice PERSON and a lot of administration officials basically sold um a war to the American NORP public based on lies /. I mean that is really the web /. But it seems and we find out today also from uh um the reporting on the Miller PERSON story , that uh Fitzgerald PERSON is after Cheney PERSON even in some of the questioning eh of Miller PERSON /. I think those were fairly routine questions about /. you have Judy Miller PERSON there /. you ask about Cheney PERSON /. /. He was being thorough /.
I think we 're overthinking this whole thing /. Karl Rove PERSON and this speculation business you know /. Frank Sesno PERSON /. Pat Fitzgerald PERSON /. It 's very easy to sit here and say oh we should never speculate in journalism /. It 's irresponsible journalism /. It 's really how you speculate not that you speculate /. The fact of the matter is that Karl Rove PERSON has been to the grand jury four CARDINAL times /. The fact of the matter is that there are lots of people in Washington GPE and believe me they 're not all journalists who are speculating what if the guy gets indicted /. It would be irresponsible I think for the media not to reflect what the discussion is here in town /.
And there are plenty of Republicans NORP mostly Republicans NORP who are worried about this /. Alright I want to turn now to uh President Bush PERSON 's uh meeting uh uh photo op some called it with US GPE troops in Iraq GPE whether it was staged how shocking that would be /. Let 's take a look at the actual footage /. And in your interactions with the Iraqi NORP civilians in Tikrit Saddam 's PERSON hometown how are they reacting to this political process /? Sir in the north central area of Iraq GPE voter registration has increased seventeen percent PERCENT /. Can you give us a sense for the reception of the people there in Tikrit /? Sir in north central Iraq GPE voter regis- /- Are you stunned /? Are you stunned /? Shocked PERSON /.
I ca n't believe it /. they rehearsed it /. They rehearsed it /. They rehearsed it /. Yeah you know something /? uh I remember a long time ago Michael Deaver PERSON the ultimate image meister for Ronald Reagan PERSON said my job is to light the President well and for everything I do to put the President in a good light /. Now look first ORDINAL of all this is uncomfortable to see /. and what the problem this now creates for the White House ORG is {is} it plays into the credibility issue that the President has that everything now is becoming a photo op and a rehearsed event in order to rescue what are tumbling numbers on his performance on public support of Iraq GPE the whole bit /. But the fact that anybody would think that you would do something like this a remote /. I mean anybody in television will tell you that 's complicated business /.
You have satellite delay /. You have a half a dozen CARDINAL people sitting there /. Who 's going to speak when /. You do n't want awkward silences /. You 're going to walk through it /. so that it happened does n't surprise me /. That it hurts the President yeah that 's inevitable too /. Arianna Huffington PERSON does the staging here surprise you at all /? Well it 's not the question of surpising me Howie PERSON /. It 's the fact that we are talking about war /.
This is not just any photo opportunity /. Of course that 's part and parcel of the presidency /. But we 're talking about a war in which almost two thousand CARDINAL young Americans NORP have died /. And we are also using soldiers as props /. Yes it is shocking /. and I think Keith Olbermann PERSON did a phenomenal job at exposing this on MSNBC ORG /. Alright /. And I think more and more journalists are actually taking a hard look at what this administration is doing /. And we 'll have to leave it there /. Last word /.
Arianna Huffington Lucy Dalglish PERSON in Minneapolis GPE Frank Sesno PERSON thanks so very much for joining us /. Coming up , we launch our new segment Talk Back to the Media WORK_OF_ART /. President Clinton PERSON 's former lawyer Lanny Davis PERSON takes on Sixty Minutes WORK_OF_ART and ex-FBI director Louis Freeh PERSON /. And still to come New York Times ORG columnist Tom Friedman PERSON /. Welcome back /. In our new Talk Back to the Media WORK_OF_ART segment someone who believes he or she 's been treated unfairly by the press gets the chance to sound off and give their side of the controversy /. Last Sunday DATE Mike Wallace PERSON sat down with Louis Freeh PERSON who 's peddling a memoir on Sixty Minutes WORK_OF_ART /. and the former FBI ORG director unloaded on the President who appointed him Bill Clinton PERSON /. Among his criticisms the former president 's handling of the nineteen ninety - six Khobar Towers terrorist bombing that killed nineteen US GPE marines in Saudi Arabia GPE /.
I was very disappointed that the political leadership of the United States GPE uh would tell the families of these nineteen heroes that we were going to leave no stone unturned and find the people who killed them /. to give that order to the director because that 's the order that I got and then to do nothing to assist and facilitate that investigation in fact to undermine it /. The Clinton PERSON people were furious at the way Sixty Minutes WORK_OF_ART hailed the segment /. and here to talk back is former Clinton White House ORG attorney Lanny Davis PERSON /. Welcome /. Let 's deal with the substance first ORDINAL /. Louis Freeh PERSON says that when Clinton PERSON met with Crown Prince Abdullah PERSON in nineteen ninety - eight DATE , he did n't press for FBI ORG access to suspects in the Khobar Towers bombing and he hit up the prince for a contribution to his presidential library /. Well not only is that false and President Clinton PERSON has said so but everybody who attended the meeting not including Louis Freeh PERSON says it 's false /. And my problem with Sixty Minutes is that they never called anybody at the meeting /. Until Friday DATE afternoon TIME we did n't even know the charge was being made /.
And even then they were unwilling to put somebody on the air to contradict Mister Freeh PERSON /. Sixty Minutes WORK_OF_ART says Bill Clinton PERSON was offered a chance to come on and give his rebuttal /. What 's wrong with that /? Well first ORDINAL of all it 's absolutely amazing that Sixty Minutes WORK_OF_ART thinks it 's okay to air a false and malicious statement /. This is a terrible charge that an FBI ORG investigation was thwarted because President Clinton PERSON wanted to receive money for his library /. The charge was false /. and the only way that that can be countered is a former president of the United States GPE /? What about anybody at the meeting who was willing to be on /? What about them doing reporting themselves before they air a false and demonstrably false charge /? That 's my problem /.
What about Sandy Berger PERSON the former national security advisor under President Clinton PERSON /? He was at the meeting /. He was in the room /. Did you offer him for an on - camera interview /? Well on Friday DATE afternoon TIME /. You were n't there /. I was not there /. You 're good on television /. but you were n't there /. uh I talked to Sandy Berger PERSON /.
We issued a statement from Mister Berger PERSON /. but this was Friday DATE afternoon when we first ORDINAL learned about it with Sunday DATE broadcast /. Why did n't Sixty Minutes WORK_OF_ART invite Mister Berger PERSON or other people at the meeting before Friday DATE afternoon /? Why did it take us to get Sixty Minutes WORK_OF_ART to do basic reporting to verify facts /? It 's not enough to have Louis Freeh PERSON say something is so based on an anonymous source /. That 's poor journalism /. On that point let me read a statement from a Sixty Minutes WORK_OF_ART spokesman /. And this involves uh their saying that they contacted Clinton PERSON 's office back in August DATE with a detailed list of charges and then quote in subsequent phone calls the President 's people said he did not want to be interviewed /. They gave no +substantive response to any of the allegations until Lanny Davis PERSON launched his PR campaign on the Thursday DATE before the broadcast and offered himself as the person from the camp who would merely disparage and attack Freeh rather than deal with his allegations /.
Denials from President Clinton PERSON and Sandy Berger PERSON that did deal with Freeh 's allegations were included in the Sixty Minutes report /. Well first ORDINAL of all it 's false to say that I was asking to disparage Freeh /. I was asking to talk about facts that Freeh was saying that were not true /. You do n't mind disparaging Freeh /. my observation /. no in fact I disparage any man who as FBI ORG director has a personal pique rather than doing his job /. That 's disparaging /. Secondly ORDINAL it is absolutely a misrepresentation that they told us before just the week before /. When Mister Carson PERSON the representative spoke to Mister Wallace PERSON Mister Wallace PERSON agreed that they had never verified what Mister uh Freeh had said /. They never talked to Mister Freeh PERSON /.
and in fact it was n't until that Friday DATE that we learned the substance of Mister Freeh PERSON 's charges /. So Sixty Minutes WORK_OF_ART I think has just said something that is false /. When did the Clinton PERSON team find out that Sixty Minutes WORK_OF_ART was going to report that Louis Freeh PERSON with his new book was going to have a specific allegation about Clinton PERSON 's handling of the Khobar Towers investigation and the business about the presidential library solicitation /. When somebody named Howard Kurtz PERSON wrote a story in the Washington Post ORG on Friday DATE morning is the first ORDINAL time that the Clinton PERSON forces learned about that false and demonstrably false charge that good reporting by calling people who were at the meeting could have done would have verified that Mister Freeh PERSON made a false charge /. And even since that interview Mister Freeh PERSON has backed off and has not told people who his source is /. and he has n't even insisted that it was true /. He just said somebody told him it was true /. Hold on /. Sixty Minutes WORK_OF_ART spokesman Kevin Tedesco PERSON said in the statement I just referred to that the Clinton PERSON office was contacted in August DATE with a detailed list of charges /. That 's false /.
Are you saying that 's false /? They were never told /. /. or at least I 'm now basing this on what Mister Carson PERSON has told me /. Jay Carson PERSON is the spokesman for former president Bill Clinton PERSON /. Jay Carson PERSON is the spokesperson for President Clinton PERSON was not informed about the specific charge about the Khobar Towers which happens to be not true /. President Clinton PERSON at that uh meeting did press the uh Crown Prince to cooperate with the FBI ORG /. so what Mister Freeh PERSON said was false /. That was not understood by the Clinton PERSON people until it was read in the Washington Post in the story that you wrote because Sixty Minutes put a press release out /. Uh now look Lanny NORP Davis Sixty PERSON Minutes gave Bill Clinton PERSON one hour TIME last year DATE to push his own ten million dollar autobiography /. He criticized people /.
He criticized Ken Starr PERSON /. They did n't have Ken Starr PERSON on to rebut /. Now the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ORG uh who ca n't stand Clinton PERSON clearly writes a book gets one CARDINAL segment for his book /. and you cry foul /. Nobody was complaining about when Bill Clinton PERSON was getting all this airtime on CBS ORG /. Look /. Look this is a program about good journalism /. Let 's ask a Sixty Minutes uh journalist to say do you have an obligation to verify a charge made by the former FBI ORG director as whether it 's true or not /. Is it good enough to air it just because he says it /. or should you do reporting /?
Good reporters would hear that charge and say that is an extremely serious charge to be levelled against former president Clinton PERSON /. Let 's see whether it 's true and start making phone calls /. They did not do that /. That 's a fact /. Alright Lanny Davis PERSON thanks very much for coming on to Talk Back to the Media this morning TIME /. We appreciate it /. Ahead in the second half of Reliable Sources New York Times columnist Tom Friedman PERSON on whether the media are suffering from Iraq GPE fatigue /. Plus that heavily hyped subway threat that was n't /.
After an update on the hour 's top stories from Atlanta GPE /. Hello I 'm at the CNN ORG center in Atlanta GPE /. Now in the news /. Earthquake relief flights have resumed in Pakistan GPE /. That 's after torrential rain stopped flights for hours TIME there /. And a Pakistani NORP helicopter crashed killing six CARDINAL soldiers /. A magnitude seven CARDINAL point six CARDINAL earthquake struck last weekend DATE as you recall /. Pakistan GPE 's prime minister says it killed at least thirty - eight thousand people and left about two and a half million homeless /. Toledo GPE Ohio GPE is quiet this morning TIME after a planned march by a self - styled nazi group sparked a riot yesterday DATE /. The Associated Press ORG says police arrested at least sixty - five CARDINAL people /.
The march never got started /. but hundreds CARDINAL of counter-demonstrators showed up and battled police on and off for more than three hours DATE /. Police say the protestors vandalized vehicles and buildings setting at least one structure on fire /. Look at this /. a semi-truck and a bus carrying high school band members collided overnight on interstate ninety - four CARDINAL and in Wisconsin GPE /. The Associated Press ORG quotes the Wisconsin GPE state patrol as saying at least five CARDINAL people were killed /. The students were from Chippewa Falls Wisconsin ORG /. They were returning from a band competition at the University of Wisconsin ORG in Whitewater GPE /. Those are the headlines this morning TIME /. I 'm in Atlanta GPE /.
We have another news update coming up in just thirty minutes TIME /. More of CNN ORG 's Reliable Sources WORK_OF_ART continues right now /. Welcome back to the second half of Reliable Sources /. Our new time for those of you just turning in is ten AM eastern seven CARDINAL on the west coast /. And we 'll be bringing you a full hour of media interviews and analysis each week /. The Iraq GPE story which the media has placed on the back burner in recent months DATE is simmering again as voters in that war torn country went to the polls yesterday DATE to vote on a new constitution with the results yet to be counted /. But are journalists getting the real story there /? To help us scrutinize the coverage I sat down with a foreign affairs columnist of the New York Times ORG three CARDINAL time Pulitzer PERSON winner Tom Friedman PERSON and the author most recently of The World is Flat /. Tom Friedman PERSON welcome /.
Good to be here Howie PERSON /. thank you /. The other day you wrote that if you were the editor of the New York Times ORG you would 've led the paper with the news of recent days DATE that a Sunni NORP suicide bomber on Ramadan had attacked a Shiite NORP mosque /. Now in reality the world that you do n't rule New York Times ORG Washington Post ORG made that part of a larger story on Iraq GPE /. Uh nobody put it on the front page /. Bad news judgement /? Uh I think so Howie PERSON /. I 'm not here to make a news point though /. I 'm really making a larger point which is about the war on terrorism /. I 'm a firm believer /.
How we ever going to win this war /? We 're never going to win it by way of American NORP intelligence finding this terrorist or that terrorist /. We get lucky every once in a while /. but there 's only {one?} way we win this war Howie PERSON is it takes a village /. It only happens when the Sunni NORP Muslim world basically turns people in and when the Sunni NORP Muslim world restrains their own /. And what was so shocking to me about this story a Sunni NORP Jihadi suicide bomber blows up a mosque number one CARDINAL on the first day DATE of Ramadan /. What that tells you is that there 's no controlling moral authority today DATE in the Sunni Muslim NORP world /. Well what is the bigger story /? And that is a huge story /. I think it should have been a big story /.
Why was n't /- Is it because of Iraq GPE fatigue /? Um /. I think it is yeah /. Think it 's /- Are all the editors and producers and new executives feeling another day DATE another bombing ten CARDINAL killed twenty CARDINAL killed fifteen CARDINAL killed /. and it does n't rise anymore to the top of the newscast or the front page /? Right /. Yeah and I think that 's right /. There is Iraq GPE fatigue /.
And there 's so much fatigue that we do n't sit back and say wait a minute /. what happened today /? A Sunni NORP Muslim fundamentalist went into a mosque on the first day DATE of Ramadan their holiest day /. and no one says boo /. this is civilization that when we accidentally or deliberately I do n't know abused the Koran NORP people rioted in Pakistan GPE /. Yet their own houses of worship and holidays are being defiled /. And I think it is a measure of how much we 've kind of lost been numbed by all of this that we do n't sit back and say wow wait a minute /. that really crosses the line /. and we have to call them on it even if they do n't /. You 're recently back from Iraq GPE /.
and you write about driving in from Kuwait GPE /. You were guarded by the US GPE navy /. and yet it was kind of a harrowing experience /. Why so /? Um you know the south of Iraq GPE which is where I was the area around /. This is the safe part /. Right exactly /. I was in the safe district /. I was guarded uh by the British Royal Marines ORG actually because unfortunately they 've had now um uh roadside bombs down there not suicide bombs /. And it 's part of the general continuing insecurity of Iraq GPE that um I 'm afraid has plagued this story from the very beginning /.
And it 's been I 've always felt the Achille 's heel /. You know my criticism of the Bush PERSON administration as you know we 've talked about this before is not that this war is not important /. I believe it is important much more important than I think the left has ever fully recognized /. But it 's so much harder than the right has ever been willing to acknowledge /. And on that trip you put on body armor /. their rifles were out /. Yeah /. Um how does that affect your perception as a journalist /? You 're there /. you 're being protected /.
and you must have been a little bit nervous of what the safety situation is in there /. Well I 'll tell you what 's really frustrating from a journalist 's point of view as one who have lived in Beirut GPE for nearly five years DATE covered that war /. When I worked in Lebanon GPE you could go anywhere on that story /. You could cross lines /. Journalists worked for the most part until the very end with Terry Anderson PERSON the kidnappings targets /. Therefore by the end of the Lebanon GPE story I thought the best journalists there knew more than the Lebanese NORP /. I always thought the best compliment you could get as a journalist is when you told the Lebanese NORP something they did n't know because you were moving around so much /. What 's so frustrating about the Iraq GPE story Howie PERSON no one has a bird 's eye view /. I care passionately about this story /. I 'm so interested in it /.
but because of the securtiy situation you ca n't move around with the freedom you want /. And the brave reporters who are there every day do n't have that freedom of movement either /. And therefore it 's limited /. and in fact as you know the administration says because of the security situation and maybe because of some biases in the media /. There 's a lot of good things going on in Iraq GPE /. There 's a lot of progress being made we 're not seeing reported by the press /. Do you think that is a credible argument at this point in the mess there /? No because I do n't have a bird 's eye view /. I wish I could say /.
I wish I could be so sure /. but General Casey PERSON does n't have a bird 's eye view /. And that 's why we get surprises in Iraq GPE /. Uh that 's why we had an election where eight million people suddenly turn out /. and maybe you know we 're going to see more surpises in the coming future there /. But because no one can move around with the freedom that you need to talk to everyone you do n't have that bird 's eye view /. And as a reporter as a columnist who really cares about this story I find that really frustra- /- I can not report it the way I 'd love to /. So I 've been there five CARDINAL times /. but it 's episodic /.
It 's here /. It 's there /. It 's never really putting your arms around the story /. pulling back the camera a bit in recent months DATE you 'd have to say that the Iraq GPE story has been overshadowed by Katrina PERSON by Rita PERSON by Tom DeLay PERSON by Harriet Miers PERSON by Valerie Plame PERSON and now by this Pakistan GPE earthquake /. Um inevitable with a war that drags on and on /. and these are all also important stories obviously /. but uh do you feel it 's getting the attention that it should /? Yeah /. No because to me this is the whole ballgame of the Bush PERSON administration /. Katrina PERSON and Rita PERSON they 'll come and go /.
but at the end of the day DATE the Bush PERSON administration made a very big claim um that it could go to Iraq GPE um and produce a decent forward looking government there /. If that happens then I think President Bush PERSON is going to have a very huge quiver you know in his uh legacy there /. Um if it does n't happen I think uh the administration will be seen as a complete and utter failure /. so everything rides on this not just for the administration though but for the American NORP people /. These are huge stakes involved /. And so I do n't think it 's gotten the attention it 's deserved /. And going back again to one of your Iraq GPE collumns uh you observed the Iraqi NORP military there which after all is supposed to be increasingly shouldering the burden of this conflict /. The slightly ragged quality left you feeling you write that if you pulled the US GPE and British NORP advisors out tomorrow DATE the whole Iraqi NORP navy would collapse /. That 's a pretty pessimistic assessment and clearly at odds with what the White House ORG and the Defense Department ORG say every day /. /.
Not at odds though with what actually the military commanders have been saying which is that the number of really trained Iraqi NORP units you know are far fewer than sometimes suggested by the administration /. So you 're saying there 's a gap between what real time military commanders on the ground are willing to tell you not necessarily on the record /. You quoted one CARDINAL US GPE senior official and what the President of the United States GPE and the Vice President and the Secretary of Defense are saying to reporters every day /. Are we calling them on that /? Right I do n't think enough because there 's been a lot of happy talk around this Howie PERSON basically /. And a lot of numbers are thrown out /. Eighty thousand this week DATE we 've got trained a hundred and twenty thousand next week CARDINAL /. Here 's what you learn when you go to Iraq GPE /. Where you have an Iraqi NORP commander who 's a real leader of soldiers okay you have a unit /. And where you do n't have that commander you do n't have a unit /.
So the numbers the macro numbers do n't mean anything /. So I went down to see the navy there /. The navy of Iraq GPE has a terrific commander /. so the people around him they 'll follow him into battle /. But you take that one guy out there 's no Iraqi NORP navy /. and it 's true of units all over the country /. That 's really the key /. You say that you are angry uh that Bush PERSON has fought the war as though it would be easy /. Are you particularly angry as somebody who supported the war and took heat from some of your liberal friends for doing so /? Yes /.
Absolutely because I believe this is important /. I believe that something very big is at stake /. We 're dealing with a Muslim NORP Arab NORP civilization right now that 's that 's in decline , that 's heading in the wrong direction in ways that are dangerous for them and I believe dangerous for the stability of the world /. There 's something really important here at stake /. and what makes me so angry at the Bush PERSON administration is not that they did n't frame the stakes /. It is important /. But they never never appreciated how difficult it was /. They never prepared the army or the American NORP people for how difficult it was /. I mentioned the uh devastating earthquake in Pakistan GPE a region you 're familiar with /. Um clearly it 's become a pretty big story /.
but for the first couple days DATE I noticed it was n't that much of a television story /. and the reason was no pictures no video /. No yes /. Um but also maybe there was there a little bit less coverage because it 's in a remote part of the world /? Uh Westerners are more interested in New Orleans GPE than in Pakistan GPE /? I think all of the above /. We 're so numbed also after Katrina PERSON and Rita PERSON /. and now another earthquake /. /. It 's just become uh one CARDINAL natural disaster after another /.
to hear ten thousand twenty thousand forty thousand then it 's almost hard for a journalist to process /. Right /. And it was remote /. and people are exhausted I think both viewers and reporters /. Ahead have New York Times ORG columnists been asked not to write about Judy Miller PERSON /? More of my interview with Tom Friedman PERSON next /. Welcome back to Reliable Sources now a full hour each week here in our new time slot ten to eleven o'clock eastern /. More now of my conversation with New York Times ORG columnist Tom Friedman PERSON about his book the new online charge to read him and Judy Miller PERSON /. Now your new book The World is Flat I 've got it here /.
uh monster best seller more than a million CARDINAL copies better than any book you 've ever written before /. Um you were recently profiled about this in Fortune ORG magazine /. and uh let 's just say that it did n't say you walked on water but it came close /. Uh but one CARDINAL of the criticisms /- What 's wrong with that /? It says that you 're the composer of the nation 's talking points which was news to me /. Uh one CARDINAL of the things it said was that uh in your book and in your writing that CEOs play a very central role /. And the suggestion was well CEOs love you , you 're asked to speak at all these corporate events , maybe because you give them a very large uh share of the narrative /. Yeah /. Mhm /.
Mhm /. That a reasonable observation /? Yeah it is a reasonable observation /. And my reaction to that is look if I want to understand the underlying technology that is flattening the world who do I go to /? do I go to I do n't know Central America LOC /? Do I go to um uh the factory floor /? Or do I go to the innovators and entrepeneurs who actually put all this together /? So I make no apology for that at all /. Um fact I would make a criticism of it /. There are n't enough people during the last few years DATE who actually went out and talked to the innovators who are doing all of these things who are actually reshaping the world /.
Just the opposite /. We kind of had an Enron ORG effect /. and Enron ORG effect was all CEOs are guilty unless proven innocent , therefore who wants to talk to them /? And therefore I would argue -- /. Wait a second ORDINAL /. wait a second ORDINAL /. Journalists uh subscribe to stereotypes because there are a few crooks at major corporations because you know they 're all bad guys /? Yeah yeah /. Yeah I would say /. uh that 's a harsh uh assessment /.
I would say that there 's several things happened basically in the last three years DATE /. I would call it a perfect storm /. One CARDINAL was nine eleven EVENT /. That distracted us okay /. The other was the Enron ORG effect /. You know no one wanted to be sort of seen with CEOs /. And number three CARDINAL was the dot com bust which made everyone think well all this globalization technology stuff is really over /. And as a result I would argue that really masked what is actually a fundemental inflection point the flattening of the world that we 're going from a vertical value creation model of command and control to a much more horizontal one CARDINAL of connect and collaborate /. The argument of this book is that that shift is actually going to have as big an effect over time as Gutenberg PERSON and the printing press /. And I would argue a little bit that it got missed because of all these other distractions /.
But it 's only had an effect on Tom Friedman 's PERSON career /. In fact you were the Playboy WORK_OF_ART interview /. Hey put that paper down /. /. I bought it for the articles /. Uh I enjoyed the interview /. and you said in there that your wife uh edits all your columns and she says do n't publish it /. Yes she does /. You go back and rewrite it /. I 'm afraid I do /.
/. My wife Andrea PERSON edits them all /. and when she gives me thumbs down Howie PERSON I have to put it in a ball throw it in the circular file and start over /. and she 's a tough editor /. Now your international readership on the New York Times ORG website has gone down because of this new experiment the Times ORG has where it costs forty nine TIME ninety - five a year DATE for non-subscribers at home to read Times ORG columnists /. That 's got to be disappointing for you /. You know um I 'm torn /. Uh and I 've said this to my bosses /. Um I want my paper to thrive /.
and if we have a situation where young people grow up in the world that thinks that newspapers are things you read for free online who 's going to pay my travel expenses /? And at the same time one CARDINAL of the greatest things about New York Times ORG online is I got to reach an audience that just was exponential to what you got in the dead tree edition of the New York Times ORG /. And because I write about international affairs so I got a lot of young people in India GPE and Egypt GPE and whatnot /. and for them fifty dollars MONEY that may be their tuition for half a year DATE /. So I 'm honestly torn /. I really hope this works because I want the New York Times ORG to have a platform that is sustainable /. But at the same time I hope we can eventually find a way to re-engage those people because definitely we 've lost some of them /. Eh in the Valerie Plame PERSON leak investigation there 's an allegation bouncing around the blogosphere that I just thought I would address with you which is have New York Times ORG columnists somehow been told not to write about this because of Judy Miller 's PERSON involvement and being in jail , now being out of jail /. absolutely not /. Anybody tell you not to write about it /?
I mean they do n't tell me not to write about anything /. Howie PERSON we are home alone okay /. I mean I 'm going to China GPE uh on Monday DATE /. and there 's only one person knows I 'm going /. and that 's my assistant /. So um /- Did you even tell the boss /? That 's right /. so there 's no edict out there /. why people have n't written about it I do n't know /. I 'm focused on other things /.
There 's a lot we do n't know obviously about the Judith Miller PERSON situation /. but why do you think that she has gotten so much criticism /? After all whether you agree with her or not this is a woman who believed in her convictions and went off to jail for eighty - five days DATE /. Um you know um Judy PERSON 's always been a pioneer and an agent of change you know um and uh has been at the forefront of a lot of stories /. and people like that in our business um uh engender a lot of attention a lot of criticism and a lot of jealousy /. Um and uh that 's the only way I can really explain /. Tom Friedman PERSON /. Up next did the media get carried away with last week 's DATE subway terror alert /? We 'll ride the rails into the spin cycle next /.
When New York GPE mayor Mike Bloomberg PERSON announced last week DATE that there was a possible terror threat against the city 's subways I thought here we go again /. And television was all over the story /. Here in New York GPE tonight TIME officials say they are increasing security on the city 's massive subway system because of what they call a significant and credible threat /. The threat to attack the subways in coming days DATE comes from overseas /. and the police here will be searching bags briefcases even baby strollers to try to stop it /. It was let 's face it irresistable /. And since it was right there in the Big Apple cable anchors and correspondents could provide almost non-stop on the scene coverage /. The threat concerns the New York City GPE subway system behind me around me literally beneath our feet here in Times Square FAC /. The Fox News ORG alert New York City GPE subways are on a heightened state of alert this evening TIME after what officials are describing as a specific threat /. And the city 's tabloids were n't far behind /.
The problem as with so many previous terror alerts is that allegations from informants are inherently shaky /. And some correspondents offered caveats of course /. MSNBC ORG anchor Keith Olbermann PERSON could n't help but notice on that day October six DATE it was news that Karl Rove PERSON had been called back to testify in the CIA ORG leak case and the white house is being assailed by conservatives over the Harriet Miers PERSON nomination /. events that have been politically disadvantageous to the current administration have been uh occuring simultaneously or followed quickly upon with something related to terrorism on a big scale /. By the next morning TIME the New York Times ORG and the Washington Post ORG were reporting that federal authorities were playing down the threat as noncredible /. But the TV coverage kept rolling down the track like the number four CARDINAL express /. Finally last Tuesday DATE some newspapers and then the cable networks reported that the whole thing was a hoax /. The CBS ORG evening news gave that three CARDINAL sentences /. Well Jim Stewart PERSON of our Washington GPE bureau quotes government sources tonight TIME as saying the Iraqi NORP man who gave that tip to US GPE intelligence agents in Iraq GPE now says the information was simply not true /. But that 's a lot more than NBC Nightly News ORG and ABC ORG 's World News ORG Tonight TIME which did n't mention the great subway hoax at all /.
In an age of terror such threats obviously need to be reported /. but given the unreliability of intelligence television ought to learn a lesson here about not going on high alert and scaring people /. When we come back one CARDINAL network up the river without an explanation /. Reporters are tired of the usual standups you know Howard Kurtz Oshkosh Wisconsin PERSON /. They want to be riding on a train or walking in the rain or something to get attention /. So when NBC ORG 's Michelle Kosinski PERSON was covering some flooding in New Jersey GPE for the Today Show ORG Friday she set out in a canoe /. And everything was going smoothly until /- Well take a look /. Good morning TIME /.
Well obviously we 're getting a nice break from the rain but not the flooding /. This is essentially now a part of the Passaic River LOC in this neighborhood /. Two CARDINAL guys walk into the shot /. and we see that the water is only maybe four inches deep /. Talk about shallow reporting /. And as the Media Research Center ORG pointed out this was right before the Today Show accused President Bush PERSON of staging his conversation with soldiers in Iraq GPE /. Well that 's it for this edition of Reliable Sources /. Join us again next Sunday DATE at our new time ten o'clock eastern TIME seven CARDINAL pacific for a full hour TIME of critiquing the media /. Late Edition WORK_OF_ART with Wolf Blitzer PERSON begins right now /. This is Late Edition the last WORK_OF_ART word in Sunday DATE talk /.
All the indications we are getting even /. Um , I think that the police should all have their own district of jurisdiction . Uh-huh . If he 's going to leave your , this , district of jurisdiction , there might be some problems when making an arrest . It wo n't be as , this , convenient as in your own jurisdiction . Ah , it 'll be troublesome . Yes , yes , yes . What do you do when you encounter such a situation . I would have the security guards follow him and conceal myself well .
I myself , eh , am a plain - clothes policeman , so I would carry my work ID and wait somewhere he would show up . Uh-huh . Do n't move . I took out my work ID from my pocket , see , I 'm a policeman , I am the local regional police officer here . Well , I am the regional police officer for the something , something police post controlled in the West End LOC . What are you doing here . I 'm not doing anything . That 's not right . One CARDINAL look at you tells me you 're up to no good .
Uh , I 've been watching you . You 've been eyeing that lady 's pocket , that satchel . Are you planning to steal it . Are you carrying a knife . I 'm not carrying a knife . not good enough . I have to search you . So I quickly searched him . There is a technique to this . Doing the search I verified that he was carrying a tool used for criminal acts .
At this point , I did n't stop . My eyebrows did n't move . I did n't have any feeling . Uh-huh . ah , I quickly patted him down . I do this everyday . It was an awl , then I continued working downward . I worked downward , working toward the shoes , moving toward the pant legs , lifting the pant legs , and then taking off the shoes and pulling out the cushions inside the shoes . Uh-huh , nothing . There was really nothing .
Uh-huh , well , I see that you do n't look like a good person still , right . You see that . It 's Haidian , Uh . This is my stomping ground , ah . So go to there . When you 're there , I do n't care what you want to do . Uh , go , go . Ha , so in this way he was eh , coaxed back . Yes , he was coaxed back . After he was coaxed back , he again took his original path .
Uh-huh . Then when he was caught , his entire process was filmed with a DV machine . And is he still on your turf . This version of events given on the spot will make ordinary people feel extremely happy . Um , well , we also want to know , uh , in Britain GPE , including its media and also the people , what kind of attitude they really have toward this incident . Has the incident raised any worries locally regarding security . Um , it 's fair to say that the British NORP media is giving a lot of attention to the matter . Recently , the large newspapers , the Times ORG , Britain GPE 's , uh , BBC ORG , uh , this , the major media , we should say , uh , uh , have all devoted a lot of space to this matter . Um , the reaction of Britain GPE 's political community toward the incident , eh , can also be said to be very , um , er , er , sharp .
So , uh , one CARDINAL is that at the time , um , Britain GPE very quickly summoned , um , the Russian NORP , um , ambassador to Great Britain GPE , uh , to ask that they promptly provide related information and , um , cooperation in the investigation over this affair . Secondly ORDINAL , eh , um , the British Home ORG Secretary Reid PERSON , eh , he has especially formed an investigation team , and , wants to assess together with experts the incident 's , um , um , possible effects on the British NORP public . So today DATE , the 30th , well , the home secretary , eh , also need to explain this matter to the British NORP parliament , eh , to the MPs , and undergo , um , questioning by the MPs . How are Hong Kong 's GPE relations with the mainland . To describe it in one CARDINAL sentence , in the past the economic relationship consisted of everybody making money in Hong Kong GPE and then spending it in the mainland . But as the renminbi increases in value , many people today are speculating that in the future they might work hard in the mainland and then come to Hong Kong GPE to enjoy life . Is such a trend possible , Professor Ha . Ah , I think , um , that when one CARDINAL works in the mainland and then comes to Hong Kong GPE to spend money , um , there is a big difference in the wages between the two CARDINAL regions and maybe , um , the burden will be quite heavy , ah . Uh-huh , but what everybody is most concerned about is how feasible it is to link the Hong Kong GPE dollar , ah , to the renminbi .
many Hong Kong GPE academics these days DATE have come out with some calls for such a thing , oh . What 's your opinion . I think that , um , the market might have a wide variety of conjecture regarding , um , the Hong Kong GPE dollar 's , ah , future and even the direction , eh , that policy on it might take , a wide variety of , er , expectations . Right . But , um , judging from the current situation , I personally think there is n't the basic support for linking the Hong Kong GPE dollar and the renminbi . Nor at the policy level is such a thing being considered . Looking at the fundamentals , can we see why the renminbi is appreciating . It 's because um , China GPE 's current account surplus is quite large , ah , processing trade and the transit trade -- both are processing trade -- and this , regular trade all have , this , surplus . Um , also , the growth in foreign exchange reserves has been quite rapid because the flow of money is n't outward .
You just said , ah , secondly , we need to look at the new products , and thirdly , look at the new technology . Uh , yes , I have also heard of such a professional voice , that there is not a lot of new technology in the Beijing GPE car show this time . I believe this can be seen dialectically . Yes . Ah , eh , for any company to participate in an exhibition , first ORDINAL , its chief purpose in participating in this exhibition is to enter this market . Within a period of time in the future , as the Chinese NORP market , ah , with its spending trends , the direction of government policies , and the actual strength of national economic income , will all decide for the enterprise what type of technology and products they will showcase during this car exhibition . So if we were to rate the Beijing Auto Show FAC with other A - level exhibitions in the world , there was indeed a technological difference . This is an objective fact . But on the other hand , looking at the future of China GPE 's consumer market , I think the new technology brought to this car show is sufficient for us Chinese NORP who are in the auto industry to learn , eh , to catch up and to surpass .
Recently I 've had a , ah , feeling . You know I was doing that Inside Big Cases program , right . Yeah . Yeah . Oh , my lord ! always talking about these weird cases . Of course , it 's possible that , this , the news media , uh , this , would deliberately search for murder , violence , and pornography . Looking for the extraordinary . But on the other hand , I would say that any of the cases they found , any single one , would still definitely make a big news story causing a sensation across the country , even if it happened in the US GPE . Uh-huh .
Why were there so many . For example , psycho serial killers . Uh-huh . I tell you , at the peak I had head about almost three or four CARDINAL cases a month . Uh-huh . What was it all about . Killing people by the dozen CARDINAL , raping the corpses , dismember the bodies , and dumping the bodies , they were mostly all the same kind of thing . But there were n't many in mainland China GPE who killed their family members , were there . They killed other people . There were very few who actually killed their own wives and children or entire families at home .
Er . There were those who killed their own relatives , uh-huh . There were also some . There have been too , I 've heard of them too -- I 've heard of them too -- I 've heard of them too . You know , recently , this , an old professor called Professor Liu Xiwei PERSON published some views in Southern Weekend LOC , that have stirred up a huge controversy . Yeah . Uh-huh . Well , Professor Ji PERSON , uh , what position and task has North Korea GPE brought with it when it came to participate in the six CARDINAL - party talks this time . I think , this , North Korea 's GPE consideration may include such two CARDINAL perspectives , eh , the short - term and the long - term considerations ,
From the short - term perspective , eh , it still mainly wants to relieve its current pressure and resolve the issue of the two CARDINAL sanctions . One CARDINAL is the US GPE financial sanctions ; the other is the sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council Resolution 1718 ORG . Uh-huh . Well , from the long - term perspective , the purpose , um , of North Korea 's GPE participation in the six CARDINAL - party talks , eh , is also to resolve issues of its concern through the process , eh , of denuclearization of the peninsula . This , there may be , er , quite a number of concerns , yet the most important one CARDINAL remains the security concern , an issue of its relations with the US GPE . Uh-huh . Well , what needs to be emphasized here is that prior to , this , this session of talks , North Korea GPE has repeatedly stressed that it is already a nuclear country now . So in the future , the issue of the nuclear - free peninsula , uh , will not be merely an issue of , this , North Korea 's GPE nuclear abandonment itself but will also include the issue of disarmament on the entire peninsula . Yeah .
Dealing with serial crimes per se /. We can see the emerging behavior /. we can see that this is a behavior that is not going to stop /. You can have hundreds CARDINAL of individuals as suspects and can narrow the focus of your investigation to a smaller pool of people /. And it gives you a starting point /. The good news is even though at any given point in time that there are these people out there perpetrating these crimes we are getting better at catching them and better at catching them sooner So that instead of waiting until they 've committed twelve crimes or instead of having twelve murders take place before we catch somebody now we may catch them after the first ORDINAL or second ORDINAL murder /. I will never in my lifetime learn why a serial killer becomes a serial killer /. But maybe the work that I 'm doing now will be able to take other people down avenues to explore with more tools with more ability to experiment with more ability to study on a hands - on basis /. But I will never learn that /. As a psychologist through all the interviews that I 've conducted all the cases that I 've reviewed what I 've learned is that these people while bright um and while at some level charming are emotionally and spiritually bankrupt /.
and I 've learned that there is such a thing as evil /. While criminal profiling has been the topic of best selling books and award winning films it is merely one CARDINAL tool used to solve crimes /. The fact is that often offenders are caught while committing minor crimes like traffic violations or simply because they raise suspicion of local police /. That 's our crime files investigation /. I 'm John Seganthaler PERSON /. From NBC ORG news in Washington GPE this is Meet The Press ORG with Tim Russet PERSON /. Our issues this Sunday North Korea 's GPE Kim Jong - Il PERSON defies the world testing long range missiles which one day DATE could deliver nuclear warheads /. Can this man be stopped /? With us from the Bush PERSON administration the third ORDINAL ranking official at the state department Ambassador Nicholas Burns PERSON The former Assistant Secretary of Defense ORG Ashton Carter PERSON of Harvard University 's ORG Kennedy PERSON school of government The man who led the negotiations for the nineteen ninety four DATE nuclear agreement with North Korea GPE Robert Gallucci Dean PERSON of the School of Foreign Service ORG at Georgetown University ORG And the former US GPE Ambassador to the United Nations ORG who has visited North Korea GPE five CARDINAL times Governor Bill Richardson PERSON of New Mexico GPE /.
And in our Meet the Press Minute ORG former President Gerald Ford PERSON turns ninety three this week DATE /. He last appeared as president on Meet the Press ORG thirty one years ago DATE when he talked about age as a state of mind /. But first ORDINAL North Korea GPE /. on the fourth of July DATE North Korea GPE tested medium and long range +missiles /. and their nuclear program appears to be full speed ahead /. What is the Bush PERSON administration going to do about it /? Here with us the Undersecretary of State ORG Nicholas Burns PERSON /. Mr. Ambassador PERSON good morning TIME /. Thank you Tim PERSON /.
good morning /. Will the United States GPE insist that the United Nations impose sanctions against North Korea GPE /? Well we are pursuing a very aggressive resolution up in New York GPE at the Security Council ORG /. and we think we 've got the votes to pass that /. But we 're also operating on multiple diplomatic fronts /. We have our lead negotiator Chris Hill PERSON Ambassador Hill PERSON in Beijing Seoul GPE and Tokyo GPE this week DATE /. President Bush PERSON and Secretary Rice PERSON have been working the phones with uh their counterparts /. And we 've also had a very interesting development today DATE /. the Chinese Government ORG is sending tonight TIME to a senior delegation /. And you know frankly we think it 's time for China GPE to use its influence with North Korea GPE /.
The Chinese NORP have influence certainly more than the United States GPE and the other members of the international community dealing with this problem /. China GPE now has an opportunity to put its best foot forward , to send the North Koreans NORP a direct message that these missile tests can not be tolerated and the North Koreans now have to come back to the September nineteenth DATE two thousand five DATE agreement and they 've got to denuclearize give up their nuclear ambitions and abide by the agreement that they made with the rest of us nearly a year ago DATE /. But the South Koreans and the Chinese NORP have both said they do not believe there should be sanctions against North Korea GPE /. Will the US GPE absolutely insist that there be sanctions in the UN ORG resolution /? If you look at this UN ORG resolution that 's under debate in New York GPE it does /. it 's a chapter seven resolution so it has the effect of compulsory behavior by all the member states /. It says that what the North Koreans NORP did was a threat to international peace and security /. It does ask all member states not to engage in nuclear trade with North Korea GPE /. That strikes us as an obvious point /. And I think what we have to do we 'll see a lot of diplomacy over the next couple of days DATE /.
we 'll have to see how the Chinese NORP and Russians NORP react to this /. but our view is that the five CARDINAL parties ought to remain united and that the goal of the current diplomacy should be to use the combined leverage of China GPE and Russia GPE 's of South Korea Japan GPE and the United States GPE to force the North Koreans NORP back to the negotiating table /. That 's certainly the best policy for the United States GPE /. Force the North Koreans NORP back to the negotiating table /. there are many as you know Mister Ambassador who believe the North Koreans did this launch on the fourth of July to get our attention Because they saw the way we were treating Iran GPE differently than we were treating North Korea GPE /. Here 's one CARDINAL Nicholas Burns PERSON on National Public Radio ORG /. With Iran GPE the United States GPE has made an offer /. and that is we are willing to sit down and negotiate with the Iranians NORP assuming and contingent upon their suspension of their nuclear activities at their plant in the in Iran GPE /. Why not sit down in the same way with North Koreans Say to them stop developing your program /. and we 'll sit down with you one CARDINAL on one CARDINAL /.
Well Tim PERSON we 're trying to sit down with the North Koreans NORP in the context of the six CARDINAL party talks /. We 've been saying for months DATE now that the right step forward is for North Korea GPE to return to these talks /. but we really do n't see the logic in turning this into a test of wills between two CARDINAL countries the United States GPE and North Korea GPE /. The fact is that China GPE has the same interest as the United States GPE /. It should have the same interest /. And that is to stop the North Korea GPE nuclear program /. Our allies Japan GPE and South Korea GPE have the same interests /. and the Russians NORP do as well /. And so we think we 're far better off working within the framework of the six CARDINAL party talks because you get in that process the combined leverage the combined strength and frankly the combined pressure on North Korea GPE of all these different countries /. I simply do n't see why it 's in the interest of the United States GPE to get those countries out of the way and only deal with North Korea GPE directly /.
So the problem here is not the lack of discussion between the United States GPE and North Korea GPE /. We 're perfectly willing to sit down with them in that six CARDINAL party environment /. and in that sense it 's analogous to what we 're trying to do with Iran GPE /. Secretary Rice PERSON announced about a month ago DATE that should the Iranians NORP meet the condition of suspension of their own nuclear activities we 'd be willing to sit down in another multilateral forum /. and that 's with the Europeans NORP and Russians NORP and Chinese NORP /. So really you know the North Korea GPE problem is not a problem just for the United States GPE /. What they did the other day on July fourth DATE was to disrupt the peace and harmony of their relations with the Asian NORP countries /. And the Asian NORP countries want to be involved in these negotiations /. Is it the policy of the Bush PERSON administration that we 'd like to see regime change in North Korea GPE /? Well this is one CARDINAL of the most despotic regimes in the world /.
it 's a major human rights violator /. There 's massive famine /. And certainly we hope for the day will come when those people will live in peace and be governed by a different type of government /. Uh what we 've got to do now of course is focus on the most immediate problem /. And that problem is nuclear weapons /. The problem is the ballistic launches of the other day /. I think the thing to remember about those launches by the way they were provocative , they were reckless , they were also unsuccessful /. They fired four CARDINAL scud missiles intermediate range missiles /. They tried to fire the longer range missile the /. and that was spectacularly unsuccessful /.
It crashed in the sea of Japan GPE /. So we obviously have an opportunity now for diplomacy . And an opportunity to use the combined strength of all these countries to provide some leverage put some leverage against the North Koreans NORP /. and that 's what we will continue to try to do in the coming days DATE and coming weeks DATE /. Will the United States GPE give North Korea GPE security assurances that we will not attack their country or seek to undermine their regime /? If you look back at this historic agreement that was signed in the six CARDINAL party frameworks on September nineteenth DATE of two thousand five DATE those types of assurances are in that agreement /. But the North Koreans NORP have obligations /. and that is to take down their nuclear program dismantle it dismantle their weapons of mass destruction programs in a verifiable way before all those assurances can go into place /. All the other elements of the agreement can be put into place /. And what we 've seen since then is we 've seen the United States GPE and Russia GPE and China GPE and Japan GPE and South Korea GPE willing to go forward willing to sit down willing to implement this entire agreement that you just referred to Tim PERSON /.
but we see the North Koreans NORP walking away from it /. So we 've got to be very persistent and frankly very tough in combining with these other countries to pressure the North Koreans NORP to live up to their commitments /. But we would be willing to give North Korea GPE increased economic aid perhaps light nuclear reactors for peaceful means and security assurance if in fact they sat down and negotiated /? The North Koreans know what 's in the September nineteenth DATE agreement /. and it 's very specific about what the United States GPE is willing to do uh to take a step forward towards them should they dismantle all their nuclear programs and their weapons of mass destruction /. But they 've got responsibilities in this agreement /. and no agreement is whole until both sides meet their agreement /. And what we 've seen Tim PERSON especially on July Fourth DATE is the North Koreans NORP in outright violation of the agreement that we made with them last September DATE /. Why do you think the North Koreans NORP chose July Fourth /? Oh I do n't think it was coincidental /.
You know it 's a very unreliable and unpredictable regime /. The last thing we want to do is react to every wild statement that they make /. but they certainly chose that to get our attention and that of the international community /. Uh but what they 've got to realize is there is no magic bullet here /. They ca n't just think that they can sit down with the United States GPE alone /. That does n't work for Japan GPE /. it does n't work with South Korea GPE /. and frankly it does n't work with the Chinese NORP /. So I said before that one CARDINAL of the most interesting developments here is this Chinese NORP delegation going to /. And Chris Hill PERSON our ambassador was in China GPE a few days ago DATE /.
he made the point and Secretary Rice PERSON made the point yesterday DATE to the Chinese NORP Foreign minister , we want to see China GPE use its influence /. We want to see China GPE push forward and ask the North Koreans NORP to meet these commitments that they 've made to all of us /. Speaker Newt Gingrich PERSON the former speaker Republican NORP weighed in on this debate in this way /. he offered this /. The time to replace the state department 's failed North Korea GPE strategy of talk forever , act never has come /. For thirteen years DATE the United States GPE has talked loudly about a North Korea GPE nuclear weapons and ballistic missile threat /. For thirteen years DATE the North Korean NORP dictatorship has lied and hunkered down and continued to build nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles /. The strategy of talking has failed /. America GPE 's actions must be decisive or faced with a brutal totalitarian dictatorship about which we know little /. It is acting in defiance of all its own international commitments /.
But the time for talk is over /. either they dismantle the missile /. or we the United States GPE should dismantle it /. Well uh with all due respect to Speaker Gingrich PERSON we are on a course which has a reasonable chance of success /. And you never want to disavow a diplomatic track a negotiating track if you think you can resolve the problem in that fashion /. And as I said before we are not alone in this endeavor /. we have countries united with us who can apply the same type of pressure /. I will say this what the North Koreans NORP have done over the past week DATE is going to give a lot of strength in our efforts to develop a missile defense system /. You 've seen very strong statements by the Japanese NORP government wanting to work with us in that realm /. So obviously we 're going to pursue a very tough very decisive policy over the coming weeks DATE designed to focus the North Koreans NORP on their obligations To pressure them to come back to the talks But also certainly to provide for our own defense and the defense of our treaty allies in Asia LOC /.
And I think you 'll see us move ahead smartly in that direction as well /. Uh Mister Ambassador many critics will say the six years George Bush PERSON has been president North Korea 's GPE program has developed rather dramatically That the policy at first ORDINAL of isolation and then the six CARDINAL party talk just has n't worked /. Here 's the latest study from the Institute for Science and International Security ORG /. They estimated a report that North Korea GPE has enough separated plutonium to develop now an arsenal of four CARDINAL to thirteen CARDINAL nuclear weapons compared with estimates of just one CARDINAL or two weapons in two thousand DATE when George bush became president /. The group says that by two thousand eight DATE North Korea GPE could have enough plutonium for eight CARDINAL to seventeen CARDINAL nuclear weapons /. The group 's assessment based on analysis of satellite imagery media reports and statements by North Korean NORP officials which lead Nick Everstat PERSON a conservative critic from the American Enterprise Institute ORG these are not Democrats NORP /- he offered this /. although the Bush PERSON administration 's rhetoric about Kim Jong - Il PERSON and his regime has sometimes seemed ferocious North Korea 's GPE leaders seem to have concluded that the Bush North Korea policy consists mainly of empty words and that oft repeated warning need not be taken terribly seriously /. By more than one CARDINAL criteria indeed strategic successes on the Bush PERSON watch outshine those from its during the Clinton PERSON years /.
Would you acknowledge a significant increase in the nuclear capability by North Korea GPE on the watch of President Bush PERSON /? Tim PERSON um obviously we profoundly disagree with um some of the statements that we 've just heard /. Eh you know we 've got a very strong military force and deterrent force at work in Asia LOC and particularly on the Korean peninsula /. And that military can handle any contingency that should arise /. We also have a very tough policy and I think forward looking policy to develop missile defense to handle those contingencies /. But you 've got to combine military measures with diplomacy to be effective in a situation like this /. The fact is that a lot of this criticism seems to direct the United States GPE back to a test of wills bilaterally between North Korea GPE and the United States GPE /. What we want to do is we want to ask countries that do have a great deal of influence on North Korea GPE certainly more than we have to use that influence /. We can do that by channeling those efforts through the six CARDINAL party framework /. And you know diplomacy sometimes ca n't succeed in a day or two or a week or two CARDINAL /.
Sometimes it takes many months or even years to succeed /. But if you have the right policy in place , if you know what you 're trying to accomplish and if you 're very tough - minded about applying that policy we can be successful /. So we have not given up hope that we can engineer a policy that will effectively put the North Koreans NORP back in the box take away their nuclear programs and take away their ability to inflict threats and damage on their neighbors /. We have got to be single - minded about this /. we certainly understand the gravity of a challenge posed by North Korea GPE /. but frankly I do n't think these critics have offered any alternative that would have a reasonable prospect of success or lead us to unintended consequences uh if you went down the road that some of them are suggesting /. And we think we 've got the right policy in place /. and I can assure you we 're going to drive with a great deal of energy and determination /. But you do not deny that North Korea 's GPE nuclear capability has increased during the presidency of George Bush PERSON /? Well North Korea GPE says that it has a nuclear weapons capability /.
and we believe that it has produced that over the last several years DATE /. and that 's why we 've put in place this policy designed to take it away from them /. And if we can have the September nineteenth DATE two thousand five DATE agreement implemented it will do just that /. It will effectively de-nuclearize North Korea GPE /. And so that is a good bet for the United States GPE /. It 's obviously the goal that I think all these critics that you cite would share /. But we think we 've got a much more realistic in the real world strategy put in place to deal with that problem /. But there has been a profound change in the rhetoric certainly of the President on this subject /. Here 's the President Friday DATE at this news conference in Chicago GPE about North Korea GPE /.
It takes a while for a problem to fester and grow /. and then it takes a while to solve them diplomatically /. It just 's the nature of diplomacy /. Wish we could solve them overnight /. And let me go back to January DATE of two thousand two in the President 's axis of evil speech before congress /. Let 's watch /. North Korea GPE has a regime arming with missiles and weapons of mass destruction While starving its citizens /. States GPE like these and their terrorist allies constitute an axis of evil arming to threaten the peace of the world /. By seeking weapons of mass destruction these regimes pose a grave and growing danger /. We 'll be deliberate /.
yet time is not on our side /. I will not wait on events while dangers gather /. I will not stand by as peril draws closer and closer /. The United States of America GPE will not permit the world 's most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world 's most destructive weapons /. Since the President uttered those words Mister Ambassador every estimate is that North Korea GPE has doubled its capacity to develop nuclear weapons /. And yet we 've driven forward with this policy designed to respond to all the things the President talked about back in two thousand two DATE /. But he has been very consistent since then in putting forward the proposition that we have to oppose the human rights abuses of the government /. We have to try to draw a net around the fact that North Korea GPE is the leading exporter of ballistic missile technology around the world The proliferator of it /. we 've done a lot to develop missile defense /. And we 've created and driven forward this diplomatic coalition designed to bring us to a victory in denying North Korea GPE the nuclear weaponry that you talk about /.
So we have been very activist /. We have followed this policy for a number of years DATE /. Uh the President is right /. And as I said before diplomacy ca n't be measured in a snapshot /. You ca n't just say in a Sunday morning in July DATE that somehow because we have n't come to the end of negotiations these negotiations are bound to fail /. You 've got to be very purposeful and directed in what you 're trying to do and apply the weight of your country and that of others to the test /. And that 's what we 're doing /. We have not given up on this quest to come to the end of these negotiations and put the North Koreans NORP back into a place where they can no longer be a threat to their neighbors or to the United States GPE /. But again it 's the tone and the rhetoric /. Let me go back and review some of the things the President has said about Kim Jong - Il of PERSON North Korea GPE /.
I loathe Kim Jong - Il PERSON /. I got a visceral reaction to this guy /. And then in two thousand four DATE there 's a tyrant in North Korea GPE that wants to develop a nuclear weapon /. And then this in two thousand two DATE /. the President called him a pygmy And compared him to a spoiled child at a dinner table /. Does the President still believe that Kim Jong - Il PERSON is a tyrant a pygmy and a spoiled child /. Kim Jong - Il PERSON is a despot /. And he is someone who is one CARDINAL of the worst offenders of human rights all over the world /. Uh these missile tests the other day were certainly reckless /. They were provocative /.
And so uh we have n't changed our opinion of the nature of the regime in North Korea GPE /. No one in our government has /. We are very clear - eyed about who they are , what they represent , how much they 've denied their own people the basic human rights that people should have around the world /. And we 're focused on this nuclear question as well /. So I think there 's been a lot of continuity over American NORP policy both in the substance of the policy and in the way we 've talked about North Korea GPE over the last several years DATE /. And uh we 're determined to press ahead /. When the president talked about the axis of evil he said Iraq GPE North Korea GPE and Iran GPE /. The United States GPE invaded one CARDINAL of those countries Iraq GPE /. Some now make the case that Iran GPE and North Korea GPE took from that the following lesson that if you develop a nuclear bomb and have a strong military you will not be invaded by the US GPE /.
And both of those countries have clearly miscalculated their own situation /. Now the North Koreans NORP felt I guess that by testing these ballistic missiles they would somehow put themselves in a position of greater weight in the negotiations /. They 've miscalculated because you 've seen very tough statements from the Chinese NORP and the Russians NORP and the South Koreans and the Japanese NORP against what they 've done /. and you see momentum building in the UN ORG security council toward a very tough chapter seven CARDINAL resolution against them /. The Iranians NORP have miscalculated /. They thought that they could divide the United States GPE from both our European NORP allies and from Russia GPE and China GPE /. But we 've been able to craft a major and united coalition of all those countries /. And we 've essentially given the Iranians NORP a clear choice /. And you 'll see a lot of this unfold this week DATE both in Europe LOC when Secretary Rice PERSON meets with her counterparts on Wednesday DATE at the GA ORG summit in St. Petersburgh GPE At the end of the week DATE when the president is there /. the Iranians NORP are going to have to choose /.
Negotiations with us after they suspend their nuclear programs or further action in the Security Council ORG /. So I do n't think either of these countries is on the offensive /. Frankly I think both of these countries are rather cornered and isolated /. There are very few countries defending them /. and they 're running out of options /. So we think this policy of patient diplomacy and of crafting multilateral coalitions to tighten the pressure around them is going to work /. And it 's the right way to go clearly for the United States GPE /. we want to exhaust diplomatic means before we consider other means /. Based on our experience in Iraq GPE particularly with our emphasis on the weapons of mass destruction that did not materialize John Deutch PERSON the former head of the CIA ORG offered this observation /. the next time military intervention is judged necessary to combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction for example North Korea GPE there will be skepticism about the quality of our intelligence /.
Do you agree with that /? I do n't /. not in the case of North Korea GPE not in the case of Iran GPE /. Tim PERSON I 've been to Europe LOC twenty CARDINAL times over the last fourteen months DATE to talk to the Europeans NORP and the Russians NORP and Chinese NORP about Iran GPE for instance /. There 's not a single person at the higher levels of those government who does n't believe Iran GPE is trying to create a nuclear weapons capability /. There is n't a single person in the governments of China GPE or Russia GPE or South Korea GPE or Japan GPE who does n't believe that North Korea GPE is bent on building up its nuclear capability /. There is no argument in the real world today DATE about what these two CARDINAL countries Iran GPE and North Korea GPE are trying to do /. There is no argument remotely similar to what we went through in two thousand and two DATE and three with our European NORP allies over Iraq GPE /. In fact we are now tightly knit up with these countries /. And if you look at what the French NORP German NORP and British NORP governments are saying as well as the Russian NORP and Chinese NORP governments about whether or not these countries are intending to create a nuclear weapons capability they agree with our assessment /.
So I do n't agree at all that we 're somehow limited in what we can do and limited in our effectiveness because of the disagreements that we had over WMD in Iraq GPE /. Let me conclude with comments by Bill Crystal PERSON the editor of Weekly Standard ORG /. he used to work for Vice President Dan Quail PERSON /. North Korea GPE is firing missiles /. Iran GPE is going nuclear /. Somalia GPE is controlled by radical Islamists /. Iraq GPE is n't getting better /. and Afghanistan GPE is getting worse /. I give the President a lot of credit for hanging tough on Iraq GPE /. but I am worried that it has made them too passive in confronting the other threats /.
Have a preoccupation with Iraq GPE allowed North Korea GPE and Iran GPE to go forward with their nuclear programs and limited our options /? Well I strongly disagree with that criticism from Bill Crystal PERSON /. And I disagree for one CARDINAL reason /. We have a very strong and active government /. from the Pentagon FAC from the State Department the White House ORG Treasury we are focused on all these problems /. We created over the last fifteen months DATE a major international coalition to corner the Iranian NORP government And to isolate them /. And that 's been a diplomatic success over the last several months DATE /. We 've now got this six CARDINAL party talk framework we hope coming back together /. and certainly the five CARDINAL countries are united /. Uh Secretary Rumsfeld PERSON was in Afghanistan GPE this morning TIME /.
and Secretary Rice PERSON was there ten days ago DATE /. and we 're giving that government president government all the support it can get /. We are a government that can operate /. and we have to operate in every part of the world /. We 're a global superpower /. We have tremendous resources at our disposal /. and frankly we 've got a first ORDINAL class military and a first ORDINAL class diplomatic effort /. and we can certainly take on all these issues and be successful simultaneously /. And we will be watching /. Ambassador Nicholas Burns PERSON we thank you for sharing your views /.
Thanks Tim PERSON /. Coming next the view of three CARDINAL former Clinton Administration PERSON officials who spent years DATE dealing with the North Korea GPE problem former Assistant Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter PERSON chief State Department ORG negotiator now at the Georgetown University FAC Robert Gallucci PERSON And former US GPE ambassador to the UN ORG now Governor of New Mexico GPE Bill Richardson PERSON /. They are all right here next only on Meet The Press ORG /. And we are back /. Welcome all /. Governor Richardson PERSON should the United States GPE negotiate directly one CARDINAL on one CARDINAL with North Korea GPE /? Yes it should /. Uh our policy so far is not working /. Uh what you have is North Korea GPE has quadrupled its enriched plutonium since two thousand and DATE two CARDINAL /.
Uh the six CARDINAL party talks are going nowhere /. We should talk directly to the North Koreans to discuss what is next /. They need to dismantle their nuclear weapons /. they need to destroy their missile capability /. The only way to do that in my judgment is face to face talks at a level of Christopher Hill PERSON /. He is a competent diplomat /. Uh the successes we 've had with the North Koreans NORP have been through direct engagement When I got some pilots out of North Korea GPE When Bob Gallucci PERSON negotiated the agreed framework /. Secretary Albright PERSON close to having an agreement on reducing or terminating their missiles /. What North Korea GPE is seeing right now is Iran GPE getting a nuclear reactor /. They see Iran GPE getting a nuclear fuel cycle that is assured economic incentives /.
On the other hand what they want to see is treated with respect direct talks with the United States GPE /. But also they want to see an effort by the United States GPE to give them the recognition that they feel they deserve /. I do n't believe they do /. They are a desolate isolated regime /. But right now our policy is not working /. It makes sense to talk directly with North Korea GPE /. But would n't the world then say oh I see /. you test a missile on the fourth of July DATE /. you get the US GPE attention /. and you bring them to the bargaining table /.
Our policy right now does not work /. Look where we are right now /. Uh Asia GPE is destabilized /. We are trying to outsource our foreign policy to China GPE /. I believe China GPE is not necessarily interested in helping us on North Korea GPE /. They do n't want to see a bunch of refugees go into their country /. I believe that China GPE is a competitor /. They control a lot of our debt /. Right now we do not have leverage over China GPE /. The best effort in my judgment is face to face talks /.
Hard negotiating /. Get that agreement that was uh signed in September DATE that North Korea GPE has not abided to /. A time table for North Korea GPE to dismantle its nuclear weapons /. Efforts to set up bench marks in exchange for that armistice agreement where we do n't attack North Korea GPE /. They get economic assistance /. But our objective should be firm /. To get them to dismantle their nuclear weapons /. The best way to do it is face to face talks /. If the President now changed his course wo n't the headlines be Bush PERSON blinks /? No /.
I believe the headlines would be Bush PERSON deals realistically with North Korea GPE /. He reverses a policy that is not working /. Ambassador Gallucci PERSON do you agree with that /? Just about entirely /. uh I have nothing against the idea of the six CARDINAL party talks something Nick PERSON pounded on /. Uh uh the virtue of having all these parties in Asia LOC engaged that 's /- it 's true /. it is their problem as well as ours /. But the fact is it has n't worked /. And to make the form more important than a substance To care more about whether we have six CARDINAL parties meeting together than whether we stop the accumulation of plutonium is absurd in my view /.
You 'd have some conditions /. you had said prior to the missile test that if they took that missile off the launch pad you 'd negotiate face to face /. Now that they 've launched it would you have any conditions before you went back to the table one CARDINAL on one /? This is kind of a rule I think that you really try hard not to negotiate with a gun or missile to your head /. And I think a decent interval now and some work at the United Nations ORG is the appropriate thing to do /. But I think we 're taking a view from thirty thousand feet CARDINAL right now /. what should the administration do /? It needs to find a way to get back to the negotiating table /. And the fact that you may get a headline like the President is reversing course as indeed we have in the case of Iran GPE that 's not so bad if you find you 're on the wrong course /. and we have been /.
Ashton Carter PERSON do you agree there should be one CARDINAL on one CARDINAL direct negotiations between North Korea GPE and the US /? No I actually think the six CARDINAL party talks is a perfectly appropriate forum including for us to speak directly to the North Koreans if others are at the table /. Let 's go back to the logic of the six CARDINAL party talks in the first ORDINAL place /. The reason to have everybody at the table with the North Koreans NORP is not only that they have a stake in the outcome as well but uh in dealing with North Korea GPE diplomacy has to have a coercive dimension /. And we do n't trade with North Korea GPE /. we do n't recognize North Korea GPE diplomatically /. uh there 's almost nothing we can do short of military action to apply pressure to North Korea GPE /. We 're capable of military action /. and it 's important that that be an ingredient of course in diplomacy /.
But the real levers on Kim Jong - Il PERSON are the Chinese NORP and the South Koreans /. It is they who essentially support the regime economically and politically /. But makes sense to have them at the table /. The six CARDINAL party talks I totally agree with my colleagues here have produced nothing so far except a quadrupling of the amount of plutonium as ambassador Richardson PERSON said um in North Korean NORP hands and now missile launches /. So they 've been running wild for three years DATE or so /. Um the reason for that /- there 's a lot of blame to go around /. you have to start with the North Koreans and their own intransigence /. The Chinese NORP and the South Koreans have not done everything that they should /. uh they 've shown the carrots /.
they 've been unwilling to show the sticks that they can also wield /. I think on our side um it matters less who else is at the table than that we have our own wits about us as we sit down with the North Koreans NORP /. And our government I believe has been divided over the last few years DATE as the six CARDINAL party talks between two CARDINAL camps /. One CARDINAL camp which believes that we have to give diplomacy a try and is earnest about pursuing diplomacy with North Korea GPE /. But there 's another camp uh in this country and I think represented in the government that believes that negotiating with the North Koreans NORP is a fools game or is even immoral because of the nature of the regime /. I do n't agree with that view because I think it 's more immoral to let North Korea GPE go nuclear than to try to reach a deal with North Korea GPE /. But we have been of two CARDINAL minds /. and therefore I do n't think we at the table has been as effective as we might have been /. you showed some of that ambivalence in the earlier part of your segment where you see the US GPE government saying one CARDINAL thing at one CARDINAL time and another thing at the other times /. Though it 's important that we get our story straight /.
and that 's more important than who else is at the table /. You had advocated several weeks ago DATE a preemptive military strike on the missile that was about to be tested /. Many criticize that as belligerent /. and perhaps could even trigger a North Korea GPE response against South Korea GPE or against Japan GPE /. who knows /. In hindsight do you still stand by that preemptive military strike /? Well I do /. and I want to put that in some context /. By the way I would say we should have that same position today That is if the North Koreans go out to the launch pad and erect that missile and prepare to launch it we can destroy that uh before they can do it /. To do so would be a very limited military action a single bomb a single cruise missile /.
the north Koreans are n't going to start a war in response uh to that kind of action /. And to those that think that 's too much I can only say where are you going to draw a line in the sand with North Korea GPE /? At some point we have to draw a line in the sand and defend it /. We say things are intolerable /. we say they 're unacceptable /. and then we tolerate and accept /. former Secretary of Defense Bill Perry PERSON and I thought long and hard about this /. and we thought that this was a relatively nonprovocative way to draw a line in the sand with North Koreans NORP /. Now I have to emphasize there 's risk in inaction also /. you may say there 's risk in this action /.
but I have to emphasize there 's risk in inaction as well letting North Korea GPE go nuclear /. Governor Richardson PERSON well how do you think the North Koreans NORP would react if we took out their test missile /? Well I respectfully disagree with Assistant Secretary Carter PERSON there /. But at least he 's got a new idea which the administration does not put forth /. I think if we are seriously attacked or threatened , that missile which was a test was geared to the United States GPE or to our allies we have allied responsibilities with South Korea GPE or Japan GPE /. /. Uh you do take that step /. but the fact is that you risk uh the uh North Koreans NORP shooting missiles at South Korea GPE /. and we 've got thirty seven thousand CARDINAL American NORP forces at the DMZ /. Uh but Tim PERSON I think another reason for the face to face talks is that there 're two CARDINAL issues that are separate from the six CARDINAL party talks that are a serious grievance in our relationship /.
one CARDINAL is the fact that we have frozen financial assets of the North Koreans NORP /. I believe rightly so /. but that is a separate bilateral issue /. The second ORDINAL is our objection to dealing with North Koreans NORP ' request for a light water reactor Which I believe has bogged down the six CARDINAL party talks /. Which by the way I believe you could have a separate bilateral face to face negotiation with the United States GPE and also continue the efforts with the six CARDINAL party talks because it is the South Koreans and the Japanese NORP that are providing financial and fuel incentives /. So you ca n't cut them out /. but I think it 's essential to have face to *face private bilateral talks between United States PERCENT and North Korea GPE /. But in the end it 's a judgment of North Korean NORP intentions /. You 'd been there five CARDINAL times /. you know them /.
and yet a few weeks DATE before the missile launch you said I do n't think they 're going to test /. And they did /. No Tim PERSON I said I believe that they were going to test /. I did say that /. And what I sense in my negotiations in dealing with North Koreans NORP /- You said as days go by I do n't believe they 're going to do it /. But early on I said that they did on CBS ORG /. Uh my point is that when you deal with North Korea GPE you 're not dealing with individuals like you and me /. Do n't believe in compromise /. they believe in their only way or the highway /.
Their view is that their cause is right /. and they 're going to wait you out /. So they 're totally unpredictable /. and I believe the only way to deal with them and we have shown that effectively in past dealings with the Clinton Administration is direct engagement To get them to curb their nuclear weapons as Bob Gallucci PERSON did /. Secretary Albright PERSON almost got a missile agreement /. Uh Jimmy Carter PERSON got uh an agreement which was later violated regrettably with the father Kim Jong - Il PERSON /. My point is that face to face discussions with the United States GPE directly I believe is a precursor /. the continuation of the six CARDINAL party talks is the best way to go /. But do they keep their word /? Here 's Madeline Albright PERSON toasting Kim Jong - Il PERSON in North Korea GPE October DATE of two thousand DATE /.
She appeared on this program four years later DATE /. and this was our exchange /. But did n't North Korea GPE develop a nuclear bomb on Bill Clinton 's PERSON watch /? No what they were doing uh as it turns out , they were cheating /. and the reason that you have arms control agreements is that you do n't make them with your friends , you make them with your enemies /. and it is the process that is required to hold uh countries accountable /. Ambassador Gallucci PERSON you negotiated that ninety four CARDINAL agreement /. The North Koreans NORP stopped processing in one CARDINAL plant if you will /. but we later found out that at the same time they were making uranium in another plant /.
Not actually /. No that 's not what we found out /. What happened was we did do a deal /. We did stop a uh plutonium based pro-nuclear weapons program /. We made sure that eight thousand fuel rods containing around thirty kilograms enough for five CARDINAL nuclear weapons worth of plutonium stayed in a storage pond /. And the deal would have had the North Koreans end their nuclear weapons program /. We think they started cheating in the late nineties by getting some gas centrifuge equipment from Pakistan GPE /. We do n't know a lot about that where it is whether the equipment has been put together /. We think over a period of time they 'll do what the Pakistanis NORP did , what the Iranians NORP appear to be wanting to do and put together this gas centrifuge /. But they never got there yet /.
Or we do n't think they 've gotten there yet /. But they broke their word /. They absolutely cheated /. There 's no question about that /. But really you ought to be clear here what 's happened /. There was a nuclear weapons program that was stopped /. Plutonium production was stopped /. Right /. And afterwards tragically I believe that agreement which locked them up was allowed to collapse /. And we find ourselves now with the North Koreans NORP accumulating plutonium a bomb 's worth a year DATE /.
And freed up that plutonium that was um controlled for that period of time /. And they say they 've used it to make bombs /. we 'd have to estimate about five CARDINAL more /. And with each passing day I would argue to you more important than that missile that Ash PERSON would take out on the gantry if it turns up again with each passing day we 're going to find ourselves more and more closer than we were before to the day where that material could be transferred or sold to Al - Queda Presenting ORG a threat far greater than the threat that is posed to us by nuclear weapons aboard ballistic missiles /. We can deter a country with ballistic missiles /. We know the return address /. We do /. But with a terrorist unconventional delivery your national missile defense will not be very good against United Airlines ORG or American Airlines Or ORG a bus or a truck /. And deterrents does n't work terribly well when an enemy values your death more than his life /. So no defense no deterrents /.
we need to lock up the nuclear program /. You would not care about the ballistic missile program if they did not have the nuclear weapons program /. But you can have all the agreements you want /. if they 're going to cheat what good are they /? Madeline Albright PERSON essentially had it correct in my view /. You make a deal /. Nobody did that deal in ninety four DATE thinking we were trusting North Koreans NORP /. We had some transparency a measure of it /. and you verify /. We caught them cheating /.
You might make another deal /. I think you should /. You ask the question you make another deal are you better off with the deal /. or are you better off without it /? If the answer to the former is yes you do the deal /. You do n't +ask I think the simple question have they fooled us before /. then do n't let them fool us again /. I do n't believe that 's the way you proceed in international affairs /. It asks a very tough question about the national security /. should we do this /?
Is it better for us /? Ask for more transparency /. Insist on it /. Be tough in the negotiations Not in the formality of whether it 's six CARDINAL parties or it 's bilateral /. Let me show you all two CARDINAL presidents Bill Clinton PERSON back in nineteen ninety three DATE George Bush PERSON ten years later DATE talking to the North Koreans NORP in effect /. And I 'm asking you to put your mind in place of a North Korean NORP watching this /. President Clinton PERSON President Bush PERSON /. North Korea GPE can not be allowed to develop a nuclear bomb /. We had to be very firm about it /.
We will not tolerate nuclear weapons in North Korea GPE /. Ash Carter PERSON both presidents making very firm resolved statements /. if you 're in North Korean NORP watching that knowing that you now have the potential of building eight CARDINAL nuclear bombs what are you thinking /? Well I 'm concerned that they 're thinking that we 're giving a new meaning to the word intolerable Because they keep doing things that we say are intolerable and then we tolerate them /. That 's why I think at some point you have to draw the line with the North Koreans NORP /. I do think and here I agree with both of the other gentlemen you have on the show who have shown it 's possible to reach an agreement with North Korea GPE and to get agreements that serve our interests The much maligned agreed framework as Bob Galluci PERSON pointed out without that agreed framework North Korea GPE by all the calculations of the experts would now have fifty CARDINAL nuclear weapons /. So we were better off with the agreement than without it /. It is possible to reach agreement with the North Koreans NORP But not when they see the kind of footage that you uh showed Which is uh uh uh Americans NORP drawing a line in the sand and then stepping back from that line And drawing a line in the sand and then stepping back /. I think our diplomacy has to have carrots in it but it has to stand somewhere /. and as I suggested earlier I think the missile tests are a good place to take a stand /.
Governor Richardson PERSON draw a line in the stand and step back /. the North Koreans NORP watch that /. they observe that /. they know what their own has been /. How do you have any strength in negotiating with people like that /? The North Koreans in my dealings with them they care more about form than they do substance /. In your earlier segment you showed president Bush PERSON calling him a tyrant /. But then later he called him Mister Kim Jong - Il PERSON /. I was in North Korea GPE when that happened /. The North Koreans NORP were delighted because they felt they 'd been treated with respect /.
They care deeply about protocol /. And this is another reason why I think for a relatively cheap price a face to face negotiation at the level of Chris Hill PERSON who again is very competent I believe would set the stage for a final agreement at the six CARDINAL party talks Which is essential Which is basically a good agreement /. In exchange for North Korea GPE dismantling its nuclear weapons its missiles they get an armistice agreement where they are not attacked /. they get food fuel energy assistance /. Security assurances we will not topple their regime /. That 's right /. yeah that 's right /. that 's in that September DATE agreement that Chris Hill PERSON negotiated /. My point is if it 's just going to be a face to face meeting that serves as a precursor that also deals with this frozen assets issue which has directly hit the North Korean NORP regime cause it controls the foreign expenditures of Kim Jong - Il PERSON and you deal with this light water reactor especially now after we 've promised it to Iran GPE and economic incentives to Iran GPE I think the timing is right for this new stage of direct negotiation /. Ambassador Galluci PERSON based on your experience do you believe the North Koreans would give up their nuclear program give up their nuclear bombs which they believe in their mind is an insurance policy against an American NORP invasion for economic assistance light water reactors /?
At the end of the day DATE I do n't know /. Um but that leaves me to conclude since I really do n't know that it 's a good idea to find out /. It 's a good idea it was in nineteen ninety four DATE to do a deal with the North LOC that required them to give up the program /. We did that /. and for a period of years DATE we were in a position to monitor that closely /. and they did give it up /. Indeed you can make an argument that while the centrifuge program with the Pakistanis NORP is clearly cheating was n't yet a genuine nuclear weapons program had n't produced anything and probably still has n't produced anything /. So you have the possibility if the North Koreans NORP are thinking the way they may be thinking that they need one CARDINAL or the other , they need either nuclear weapons to deter the United States GPE from regime change or they need a relationship with us that makes it unnecessary for them to have nuclear weapons /. The only way to find out whether they 'll ultimately give up those weapons is to do a deal /. We hear so much talk about Kim Jong - Il PERSON tyrant spoiled child /.
others have said madman /. you 've been in that country five CARDINAL times /. who is he /? What is he /? Well I 've never met him /. I met the number two CARDINAL in command /. He is the entire nation /. he is basically a cult of personality /. He runs everything /. He knows everything that 's happening /.
All power flows through him /. Uh what that causes unfortunately is an isolated North Korea GPE /. His people are in terrible shape economically /. I been there five CARDINAL times /. I think I 've seen one CARDINAL tractor /. I see people weak and drawn out /. they look like they need nourishment /. A lot of people are starving there /. They have human rights violations /. He is a mercurial character /.
But I think he 's crazy like a fox /. He is not somebody that is uh out of his mind /. he may be totally unpredictable isolated /. but he 's calculating /. and he 's used the Fourth of July LOC /. every time he feels he 's backed down he moves and does something irrational /. Uh he shoots missiles off /. he 's done it twice /. He cancels agreements /. he gets the nuclear inspectors out in two thousand and DATE two CARDINAL /.
This is the way he operates /. And what we should do is take advantage of his vulnerability /. He also is vulnerable in the sense that the country is weak economically /. it desperately needs an elimination of sanctions /. they need food electricity /. He 's realistic too I believe /. Bill Richardson PERSON Robert Gallucci PERSON Ashton Carter PERSON thank you all for a very sobering but important discussion /. Coming next , President Bush PERSON celebrated his sixtieth birthday this week DATE /. And thirty one years ago DATE on Meet The Press ORG then president Gerald Ford PERSON talked about being sixty and serving as president /.
Coming up right here on Meet The Press ORG /. And we 're back /. Two CARDINAL presidential birthdays this week DATE /. President Bush PERSON turned sixty CARDINAL last Thursday DATE /. And this Friday DATE former president Gerald Ford PERSON will be ninety three years old DATE /. Our thirty - eighth CARDINAL president talked about age health and the presidency right here thirty one years ago DATE /. Mr. President in the early days DATE of the republic the American NORP people took great chances on young men in the presidency /. Now here we are looking at seventy six CARDINAL /. and most of the leading candidates are old geezers like me in their sixties /.
Now we seem to have misplaced a generation here somewhere /. is the system out of phase /. what explains this /? I think age is a state of mind and obviously a state of health /. I 'm in the early sixties /. I feel as vigorous mentally and physically as I ever have at any time in my life /. I do n't think you should rule a person out just because they 're my particular age /. The other hand I do n't think uh you should rule out a younger person who by experience or intelligence or overall capability is a potential candidate /. I do n't think you should categorize people just by age bracket /. I believe you ought to look at the person how strong he is mentally and physically what is his experience and what his background is /.
that 's the criteria I would use /. happy birthday President Gerry Ford PERSON /. And also happy birthday to another American NORP legend /. thirty eight years ago DATE founded the special Olympics EVENT /. She turns eighty five tomorrow /. And we 'll be right back /. For more information on today DATE 's guest and topic log onto the viewer resources page of our website MTP dot MSNBC dot com /. That 's all for today DATE /. we 'll be back next week DATE at our regular time /. If it 's Sunday DATE it 's Meet the Press /.
So I work in that same beauty salon , I 'm chained to the old masquerade The lipstick , the shadow , the silicone : I follow my father 's trade - Leonard Cohen PERSON Michael Jackson PERSON may be another example of a celebrity distraction which , upon examination , reveals more about our society 's mortal condition than a tabloid could imagine . Almost certainly more than it would dare to describe . Yesterday DATE , Jackson GPE was ordered to close Neverland for having failed to pay the ranch 's 47 CARDINAL employees their salary or insurance since the end of 2005 DATE . Unfortunate for the unpaid staff and the abandoned llamas but no surprise .
He 's moved on since his aquittal , like Gary Glitter PERSON did after his 1999 DATE conviction , having departed last June DATE for a Bahrain " vacation " from which he 's yet to emerge . -LRB- " For the people working at Bahrain GPE 's malls , the person covered head to toe in a black veil , gloves and glasses appeared to be a rich , doting Saudi NORP mother .... But why would a woman wear a man 's shoes ? Why the bodyguards ? And why did the person 's fluid movements seem so familiar ? " -RRB- Last week 's DATE real Jackson PERSON story ran in the New York Daily News ORG , under the snappy banner " Creepy dad was root of all clan 's woe , singer sez . " The singer was brother Jermaine , and the claims based on the projected outline for his abandoned " tell - all " family story . Reading that Joseph was a nightmare of a father and sexually abusive towards his daughters is not exactly a " stop the presses " moment . What 's new is this : Jermaine even suggested his father may have set up Michael PERSON to be somehow victimized by older men .
He tells how his father would have Michael PERSON join in at late - night TIME hotel room meetings with " important business people , " and wondered whether " something happened " to Michael PERSON at those sessions . He said he sensed something was wrong because Michael PERSON would be sick for days DATE after . " What was Joseph doing ? " Jermaine wrote . This lifts the Jackson PERSON family horror show to a whole new order of dysfunction , one CARDINAL that sees parents network with power and trade their children for privilege . This should be a motif familiar to anyone acquainted with the literature of mind control and ritual abuse survivors : the father and first controller , passing his child - victim up the social ladder of abuse in return for status , protection and reward . All that 's missing is the element of occult terror . Or maybe not : " LaToya PERSON also described being awakened in the night by Joseph wearing a ' monster mask . ' " Perhaps we can take more from this than the suspicion that the Jackson PERSON clan had gotten with the program . Perhaps rather the point is that the program exploits pre-existing conditions for abuse which are more common than most suspect . -LRB- This is how I tend to think of Ponchatoula GPE 's Hosanna Church ORG . -RRB-
Yet we should n't discount the suspicion , either , particularly given some of Michael PERSON 's paranormal interests and peculiar associations . His close friendship with SPECTRA contactee and channeller of the Nine , Uri Geller PERSON , for one CARDINAL instance . -LRB- Jackson was Geller PERSON 's best man in 2001 DATE when he and his wife renewed his vows , the same year Geller PERSON is said to have been reactivated as a psychic spy . -RRB- His entourage including a " personal magician " for another . Even if you wanted to , you wo n't be reading Jermaine 's account now . Like every Jackson sibling who 's tried to break from Joe PERSON , he 's climbed down , returned to the fold and scrapped the book , apparently on the strength of Michael PERSON 's threats to sue . Previously , Michael PERSON 's given cause for family observers to attribute his grotesque body dysmorphia to a dread of resembling his father . Yet there they were at Jackson 's ORG trial last year DATE , hand in hand . In the big picture Michael Jackson PERSON means not very much . But his little picture may be more newsworthy than the news suggests .
good stuff . having departed last June DATE for a Bahrain " vacation " from which he 's yet to emerge . Actually , there have been reports for the past two days DATE of Jackson GPE back in California GPE . # NAME PERSON ? Wild wild stuff Jeff PERSON ! Disinformation Distraction Dis and Dat .. The netwerk is as sacred to the state as their mantra " My way or total annihilation . " Bait and switch sets the agenda . There is no such thing as an accident . It 's Saturday morning TIME , and the papers say a moon of Saturn is spewing life - giving water .... then I see the new R.I. GPE post is about the perrenial child Michael Jackson PERSON .
This day DATE is named for Saturn ... " ... it was foretold that one day a mighty son of Saturn would in turn overthrow him , and Saturn devoured all of his children when they were born to prevent this ... " Apparently Saturn is also intimately connected with Satan , Masonics , and Revelation 13 CARDINAL - you know , the " number of the beast " ... Nevermind - I need a cup of coffee ... I looked in vain for the Cheney PERSON " A hunting we will go " to post this out and paste but ... And on the subject of cowardice , consider this . In a recent hunting escapade , Dick Cheney PERSON accidentally shot one CARDINAL of his hunting comrades . There may have been negligence involved , but that is up to the local district attorney to decide .
But more importantly , I think , is the nature of the hunt . These were not wild birds . The birds were bred in captivity . They had spent their lives in pens , and then on hunting day , were released for the sole purpose of being killed by Dick Cheney PERSON and cohorts for pure sport as they flew into the open sky for their only moments of brief freedom . Whether you are an animal lover or not , there is something disgusting and degrading about this kind of hunt and something less than human about those who participate in it . The link " personal majician " is intrigueing . From Madsen PERSON via Boucher PERSON : Jackson PERSON 's stay at the Cedars PERSON was arranged through David Kuo PERSON , George W. Bush 's PERSON White House ORG director of the Office of Faith - based ORG Initiatives GPE . Kuo PERSON , a former CIA ORG employee ... had been Executive Director of the Center for Effective Compassion ORG , founded in 1995 DATE by Arianna Huffington PERSON ... Kuo PERSON also previously worked for the Christian Coalition ORG and Senator John Ashcroft PERSON .
There 's also some curious Neverland / Disneyland ORG connections to the " Mickey Mouse Club " children who are now stars , including Justin Timberlake PERSON -LRB- remember the star on Janet Jackson 's PERSON breast ? -RRB- and Brittany Spears PERSON , Christina Aguilera PERSON ... The piper walks into the mountain , still followed by the children , and the cave closes again ... Here is Boucher PERSON 's follow up to the " majician " link of Jeff PERSON 's . on the mark as always , jeff , but i thought you might cover chile 's inauguration of its first ORDINAL woman president today DATE instead ... maybe later as the story develops ? Jeff Boucher 's PERSON piece mentions how victims of sexual abuse often have childlike voices , almost as if their development was ' frozen ' around the time of their abuse . Jackson PERSON seems to be of this type . Or more perversely , fakes that he is : " I was always saying -LSB- to Jackson -RSB- people would n't think I was so crazy if they saw who the hell you really are , that you sit around , and you drink and you curse and you 're -LSB- expletive -RSB- funny and you have a bad mouth , and you do n't have that high voice all the time " -
Lisa Marie Presley PERSON , in an interview quoted in a WaPo ORG article written by Tina Brown PERSON : Michael Jackson 's PERSON False Front PERSON ? " David Geffen PERSON , be gone ! Steven Spielberg PERSON , be gone ! " The witch doctor cursing Michael Jackson 's PERSON enemies and blessing the tarnished King of Pop himself in a voodoo ritual in Switzerland GPE in the summer of 2000 DATE had promised that the 25 CARDINAL people on Jackson 's enemies list -LRB- would soon be dead -RRB- ... Jackson had ordered his then business adviser , Myung - Ho Lee PERSON , a U.S. GPE - educated Korean NORP lawyer based in Seoul GPE , to wire $ 150,000 MONEY to a bank in Mali GPE for a voodoo chief named Baba , who then had 42 CARDINAL cows ritually sacrificed for the ceremony . Jackson PERSON had already undergone a blood bath ... The pop star , who is said to be $ 240 million MONEY in debt , had paid six CARDINAL figures for a ritual cleansing using sheep blood to another voodoo doctor and a mysterious Egyptian NORP woman named Samia PERSON , who came to him with a letter of greeting from a high - ranking Saudi NORP prince , purportedly Nawaf Bin Abdulaziz Al - Saud PERSON , now the chief of intelligence of Saudi Arabia GPE ... http://www.vanityfair.com/commentary/content/articles/050411roco03c hmm . According to that Vanity Fair ORG article , Jacko ORG and Uri Geller PERSON met through " that other fellow devotee of children 's charities Mohamed Fayed PERSON , the chairman of Harrods ORG in London GPE , who believes that the C.I.A. GPE and Prince Philip had Princess Diana PERSON and his son , Dodi , killed . "
Anonymous PERSON quoted , " Jackson PERSON 's stay at the Cedars PERSON was arranged through David Kuo PERSON ... " Hold on -- the Cedars PERSON is the headquarters of the Fellowship Foundation ORG , the creepy Christianoid cult with deep political connections . Here 's a bit of the original Madsen PERSON article that the Michael Jackson PERSON quote comes from : In 1976 DATE , the Fellowship ORG began looking for a permanent headquarters in Arlington GPE . It set its sights on the estate of George Mason IV PERSON , The Cedars , located at 2301 North Uhle Street FAC . Mason was one CARDINAL of the drafters of the Bill of Rights . The Fellowship , also known as the International Foundation ORG , bought the property from Charles Piluso PERSON . Although not much is known about Piluso PERSON , the Los Angeles Times ORG reported that Howard Hughes PERSON , the man with whom Fellowship ORG Senator Ralph Owen Brewster PERSON once sparred , also lived there . According to a senior Pentagon ORG official , the Cedars PERSON had been used as a CIA ORG safe house prior to the Fellowship 's purchase of the estate .
The Fellowship paid $ 1.5 million MONEY for the Cedars , the money coming from Tom Phillips PERSON , the CEO of Raytheon , and Ken Olsen PERSON , the CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation ORG . Sanford McDonnell PERSON of McDonnell Douglas Corporation ORG was another deep - pocketed supporter of the Fellowship through Full Gospel Business Men 's Fellowship International , an activity linked to Fellowship ORG core member Pat Robertson PERSON . Suffer PERSON the little children , eh ? If this is what power & wealth does to you , I 'm damn glad I have neither . You said , " Perhaps rather the point is that the program exploits pre-existing conditions for abuse which are more common than most suspect . " Could n't agree more . I think that pedophilia 's relative commonality is what really makes it frightening . My experience happened when I was 15 CARDINAL . A friend of mine met this guy who was twice our age & who was more than willing to buy us all the whiskey we could drink .
We were both enamored with Kerouac & Jim Morrison & ORG meeting strange characters & this guy definitely fit the bill . He was muscle for a Pittsburgh GPE madam named Tex Gill PERSON . She dressed like a man & ran most of the massage parlors in Pgh . He was into black magick & Crowley & booze & drugs & on & ORG on . So , one night , we 're at his apartment , drunk out of our minds , & my buddy passes out . I continue drinking . At one CARDINAL point , I glance at this older guy , & he is staring at my buddy as a line of drool runs down the cigarette in his mouth & drips on to the floor . I think , ' What the fuck ? '
but I 'm pretty goddamn wasted & reality is having a helluva time penetrating the fog in my head . He notices that I 'm kind of staring at him . He stands up , walks into the bedroom , & comes back with a porno mag . He drops it on the couch next to me . As he 's sitting down , he says , " See anything you like ? " & then he shoves his hand hard into my groin ..... .... & I broke his nose with my elbow . Make no mistake though , up till that point , the guy scared the shit out of me . But , lucky for me , my reaction was see red anger instead of cowering fear .
After i hit him , I jumped up , ran into his kitchen & grabbed a big old butcher knife , ran back into the room & proceeded to kick my buddy into consciousness & drag his comatose ass the hell out of there . Now , for me , the interesting part happened years later DATE . At the time , my buddy & I were selling things . My buddy had a real good supplier for these things but it was his secret . At one CARDINAL point , my buddy could n't pick up the shipment so I had to go . Before I left , he had to explain to me that his supplier was none other than Freddie Feelup PERSON . I decided to go . He was now closer to 40 & just a hollow shell of his former self . Friendless , his only company being neighborhood teens looking to party . He kept one room empty except for 4 CARDINAL black candles in each of its corners .
he would read curses aimed at people who pissed him off . Really pathetic . About a year later DATE , a few of those teens took an intense dislike to Freddie & ORG the beat him to to death . I ca n't imagine why . Can you ? I apologize for continuing my ramble but ... , ... I do n't know how you folks would classify pedophilia . Maybe a 30 year old man & a 15 year old boy does n't qualify . I wonder about that myself , but I have to say that when I was 30 , I was n't plying 15 year old DATE girls with booze & copping feels . I 'll shut up now .
Speaking of Pat Robertson - I PERSON remembered something about him being linked with Victor Bout PERSON and the UAE two CARDINAL - step currently going on : Bout was Liberian NORP dictator Charles Taylor 's PERSON primary arms and diamond smuggler ... Taylor PERSON , who is now in exile in Nigeria GPE , was a business partner with Christian Coalition ORG founder Pat Robertson PERSON ... in a Cayman Islands front company called Freedom Gold , Ltd ORG . In fact , Freedom Gold was headquartered at Robertson 's ORG CBN offices in Virginia Beach GPE , Virginia GPE . Robertson ORG 's African NORP interests also crossed paths with Bout ORG 's in another country -- the former Zaire GPE . Robertson ORG 's African Development Company ORG used the cover of Robertson PERSON 's tax - exempt " Operation Blessing " WORK_OF_ART to ferry conflict diamonds out of civil war - ravaged Zaire GPE -LRB- now Congo GPE -RRB- . One CARDINAL of Bout ORG 's many assets is New Millennium Air Company ORG of Gambia GPE . The Director of this firm is " Baba Jobe PERSON " . -LRB- hmmm -
" Baba " ... -RRB- http://www.analystnewspaper.com/ameu_scam_feb21.html http://www.waynemadsenreport.com/ http://www.globalpolicy.org/intljustice/wanted/2005/1212ties.htm My question is , when is a victim guilty of abuse ? Jackson PERSON is definitely a mind - control , SRA victim . He 's programmed . Neverland sounds like a cryptic command from MKULTRA Wizard of Oz programming . The bizarre from black - to - white and physical transformation must be the result of biotech advances . If he does abuse ' his ' children , is he ' guilty ' as such if he is programmed ?
I suspect he is a brilliant cover or red - herring used as a shield by very powerful forces , responsible for God - knows - what at his now - abandoned ranch . It 's very effective , as many ' feel ' that whilst MJ is naive he 's not capable of the evil associated with pedophile activity . This may not be the case , as the public ' persona ' is merely an ' alter ' personality and he may have many other ' personalities ' which are dark . Then comes the question whether his programmers were programmed themselves . If so , then they are all guilty of such abuse , whilst being innocent at the same time ! As most abuse is generational , the whole mind - control subject really has to be brought out in the open . The very technology and tools used on the mind which harm can then be used to heal . Brr , Pied Piper . I remember being spooked by that story as a kid .
Heck PERSON of a story to tell children . Talking about strange coincidences ... I was trying to write a science fiction story a while back involving Star Gate FAC type research . I was looking for a cool name for an undercover X-Files type military - occult agency . Thought of ' SPECTRE ' but that seemed too James Bondish PERSON , and modified it to ' SPECTRA ' . Thinking rainbow - type symbology . Then I find out that ' SPECTRA ' is actually a name with significance in the community . What the ... ... of course , I did read a lot of weird stuff in passing as a kid , it 's certainly possible that I came across it and forgot . I was n't consciously aware of it , certainly .
It 's the most disappointingly *cheesy* 1960s DATE sci - fi kind of name for an astral entity to use , that 's for sure . I never did write that story . Is n't Michael Jackson PERSON , and the entire Jackson PERSON clan , Jehovah 's Witness ? There was no mention made of this in either the main post or comments .... It would seem to me that their must be some relationship between that cult organization and all the " high weirdness " going on .... no ? .... and it is a cult . FBI finally releases report on missing children . Agency ORG unveils surprising statistics : about one - third CARDINAL of lost kids are black -- AP ORG
Since 1985 DATE nearly 13 million children missing -LRB- those reported -RRB- . An average of 615,874 CARDINAL per year since 1985 DATE . 791,687 CARDINAL in 1995 DATE alone . This is an extraordinary group here . I appreciate your candor and your capacity to build a knowledge base with each contributor adding to the thread that moves me in a sonambulant noiseless rush toward the truth . We are living the dieing and that is just as productive and rewarding as any other dimension of spirit that I have experienced If there is just one thing that disappoints me it is that all of the posters here prefer to be anonymous . It would be wise for you to " be " yourself . I tried to find emails for any that list a profile or website , but none " NONE " of you are out there .
Contact me at my profile email should you care to disclose yourself . I would like to invite you to participate in FSHOD if that is not too much to ask . maybe we remain anonymous in preparation for the future . I 'm surprised I have n't heard this mentioned anywhere before , as it ties in perfectly with Jeff PERSON 's Bizarro Jacko Tabloid post : In an interview with Blender -LRB- ca n't remember what issue , but Janet PERSON 's on the cover -RRB- , Janet PERSON talks at length about having mulitiple personalities . I ca n't remember all the details , but there 's Janet PERSON , the normal pop star , and among others -LRB- and perhaps the most notable in this context -RRB- one she calls " Strawberry , " who is geared towards explicit sexual activities . As I understand , this is a classic alters description . A Real MAN Would At Least Let A Former Board Member Be Able TO READ The Reason He Had Been Banned , But , I FORGOT I Was Dealing With A Coward ! antiaristo will be disappointed , or HAS HE ALREADY BEEN BANNED , TOO ORG ??? A COWARD DIES A THOUSAND DEATHS . A HERO DIES BUT ONCE !!!!!!!!
Saint Alexander PERSON the Foolish NORP , circa Third Millennium DATE , a.D . Janet Jackson PERSON ; " Strawberry Bounce PERSON " lyrics : Bump the beat Just watch the way I pump it The way I work it 's gon na keep you cumin' Do a dance that 's so sensual I 'ma make you Lose Control Do n't trip You know you wan na watch this I 'm a pro you wo n't be disappointed
Gon na leave you beggin' for more I 'ma make you Lose Control Glad someone finally mentioned Janet PERSON . I think the practice of black magic is something she and her brother have in common . One CARDINAL mus n't forget her now infamous superbowl " nipple " stunt . Rather than the ridiculous accident censors tried to make it out to be , I think it has to be recognized as a planned , purposeful piece of black magic , perpetraited literally in front of the world , on a very alchemically significant day and time -LRB- goes way beyond a ' publicity stunt , does n't it ? ' -RRB- A friend even suggests that during her much earlier ' Rythm Nation ' period , in which she dons a black uniform and uses strange , synchopated hand movements in her video dance routine , that that too , is a kind of twilight language , intended on sending a specific message , in order to have a desired effect . It 's possible that jacksons have been using the occult arts for a long , long time . I 'd love to hear someone else 's thoughts on this -
Here 's a link to just a wee bit more about Jackson PERSON and her alleged MPD - http://dave.typepad.com/dave/2004/06/janet_jacksons_.html I posted above that The Cedars , where Michael Jackson PERSON was mentioned as having stayed for a time , was the center of the Fellowship Foundation ORG . I just ran across the Fellowship Foundation ORG again , when looking for something to explain the anomalous situation of recently - disgraced Republican NORP shoplifter Claude A. Allen PERSON . The quote below is from the LaRouchies -- and thus , as always , not to be considered 100 % PERCENT reliable -- but in this case it fits in so well with the ongoing discussion that I 'm tentatively inclined to trust it : DeLay PERSON 's career and power became at the same time a central project for all three CARDINAL of the shadow partners , Grover Norquist PERSON , Jack Abramoff PERSON and Ralph Reed PERSON . DeLay PERSON was by no means a random point of interest . Tom DeLay PERSON staggered into Washington GPE as a freshman Congressman PERSON in 1984 DATE , a terrible drunk , his life dissolving .
Rep. Frank Wolf PERSON -LRB- R - Va. -RRB- approached him with a road to salvation . He reportedly showed DeLay PERSON a videotape that made him weep . Tom DeLay PERSON then radically changed his life , turning his soul over to higher powers . But by all reliable accounts , DeLay PERSON became a much nastier , a fearsomely un-Christian individual . Frank Wolf PERSON represented an old " black operations " soul - robbing agency known as the Fellowship Foundation ORG . Practicing secrecy on about the same level as the National Security Agency ORG , the Fellowship ORG does conduct one CARDINAL public function -- it runs the huge annual Congressional / Presidential Prayer Breakfast ORG in Washington GPE , with similar events managed inside the Pentagon FAC and at other government and military sites . The Fellowship Foundation ORG -LRB- earlier called International Christian Leadership ORG and a succession of cover names -RRB- was created before World War II EVENT by the organization of the pro-Nazi Frank Buchman PERSON . Sen. H. Alexander PERSON Smith PERSON -LRB- R - N.J. -RRB- , Buchman PERSON 's lieutenant who in 1940 DATE had called for a joint world dictatorship of the United States GPE , Britain GPE , and Nazi Germany GPE , brought the Fellowship ORG into acceptance in Washington GPE . In the 1950s DATE , the group was sponsored by former Nazi NORP SS officer , Holland GPE 's Prince Bernhard PERSON , and the Dutch NORP royal family .
The Fellowship runs a house near the U.S. Capitol , where Congressmen and Senators , who are members , live . For example , Sen. Sam Brownback PERSON -LRB- R - Kans. -RRB- , the delirious End - Timer , has lived in the cult 's house in Washington GPE . Raytheon CEO Tom Phillips PERSON and other figures in the military - industrial complex , pay the bills . The Fellowship specializes in taking over the lives of potentially powerful individuals who have become somehow ruined , and promising them dominion in the world if they will play along . Watergate EVENT dirty - trickster Charles Colson PERSON , when he was on his way to prison and suddenly powerless , was recruited , and turned his life over to the Fellowship . Colson 's Prison Fellowship Ministries is a subordinate unit of the cult , with its tentacles in most prisons in the United States GPE . After Tom DeLay PERSON was zapped , Charles Colson PERSON became DeLay PERSON 's personal guru . Colson 's militancy for the End - Times ORG war on Muslims NORP has made him a congenial companion to Jack Abramoff PERSON in their keeping of DeLay -- Abramoff has repeatedly led Tom PERSON to Israel GPE to call for all - out war against the Arabs NORP . And Christian Coalition PERSON co-founder Pat Robertson PERSON was himself a product of the Fellowship magic . Robertson PERSON was the good - for - nothing playboy son of Sen. A. Willis Robertson PERSON -LRB- R - Va. -RRB- , the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee ORG .
Pat PERSON began speaking in tongues and uttering prophecies under the guidance of Harald Bredesen PERSON , a master training agent of the Fellowship ORG group , who had proved himself to the highest circles of British NORP intelligence . Pat Robertson PERSON started off as assistant pastor to Bredesen PERSON , whose intelligence partners , the Full Gospel Businessmen 's ORG Fellowship , raised the money to expand Robertson PERSON 's and Bredesen PERSON 's Virginia GPE - based Christian Broadcasting Network ORG -LRB- CBN -RRB- toward global power status . The sentence I put in boldface is *extremely* interesting . Was n't there a Michael Jackson PERSON video where he was envisioning himself as ruler of the world or some such ? to anonymous 9:30 TIME re cults : " The reason fear can arise so strongly is that you already have a very strong experience of being brainwashed and used in cultish behavior . This cult is called society and its ' cult - ure ' gives rise to suffering . If you look closely , everything that is associated with cult behavior can lisewise be found in society 's behavior . The same means of control are used : the constant reinforcement that you are helpless without society , that you can not survive without obeying its rules and that you will go to hell if you do n't obey the tenets of its religion . " -- Gangaji
this site monitors Janet Jackson PERSON weight ! http://www.egotastic.com/entertainment/celebrities/janet-jackson/janet-jackson-is-too-fat-to-sing Anonymous One PERSON , I recall reading somewhere that Lisa Marie PERSON was a member of L.Ron 's cult . You will notice that Michael PERSON 's real troubles started after he suied Sony ORG chief Tommy Mattola PERSON , who was heard to say " he 'll live to regret the day " . Do n't ever think of fucken with the evil bastards in the Music biz , later . Here 's a description of that Michael Jackson PERSON item I was remembering : By the time the release of 1995 DATE 's HIStory album -- a double album of greatest hits and new tracks -- approached , Michael PERSON had fully realized a new perception of himself , one that was truly larger than life . HIStory was hyped with a four - minute TIME teaser video . This extravagant production begins with a colossal army goose - stepping through a European NORP city in crisp , tan uniforms , waving red flags and sporting red - and - black insignias . Military music pounds .
Crowds swell at the sidelines , screaming and crying . The implication seems to be these men represent Nazis . But then , their leader is revealed to be Michael PERSON , marching right up front . When peasant workers break free to touch Michael PERSON , they are immediately swallowed by soldiers . Suddenly , it is night , and a tarp - covered , skyscraper - sized structure looms over the poor nation as choppers spray spotlights across it . Brainwashed fans scream , salute with one CARDINAL arm and light candles with religious zeal . Signs proclaiming " King of Pop , " a title Michael PERSON disavowed to Oprah ORG only two years earlier DATE , are everywhere , emphasizing the word " King . " Finally , the tarp drops , and it is , of course , a gargantuan , bronze statue of Michael PERSON , fists clenched defiantly , his star insignia prominent , yet his face still somehow child - like and unthreatening . The video is a highly disturbing piece of work .
His bloated sense of importance is not only chilling , it is threatening . Suddenly , Michael PERSON 's perfect world of Oz / Neverland ORG is forced to be compared with an Aryan Nation , one CARDINAL that substitutes children for Hitler 's master race . Large image of the Michael Jackson PERSON HIStory statue . There is some sort of an emblem with a star on his shoulder , but it 's at an angle and not easy to make out clearly . " ... a haughty spirit goeth before a fall . " BTW - and off topic : Check out this superb psyop image . Jeff PERSON , I do n't think even you could do better than this : http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11800917/ Remember who Janet PERSON shared the stage with at the Superbowl GPE ?
Yes , you remember correctly : former Mousketeer Justin Timberlake ORG . Hmmm . The plot thickens . JW's and child abuse . http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/live_forums/2124808.stm BTW Jeff - I PERSON 'd caught the Geller / Jackson connection a while back and posted on the discussion board . Fascinating how this all seems to be inter-related . hmmm ... in March 2003 DATE Jackson distraction - o - mania was part of the media smokescreen that led up the Iraq war ... and now Fox ORG news and other rabid - right media outlets have once again taken to whipping on Jackson ...
-LRB- like any sane people really care about what the hell MJ is doing any more . -RRB- A signs of another impending misadventure in the mideast ? And what 's with Uri Geller 's PERSON links to MJ ? Anyone else smell a whiff of that whole Prophet Yahweh PERSON sideshow from awhile back ? trivial , but here 's stargods ' comprehensive analysis of jacko : regarding the JW reference . I do n't think we need see a plot in every wood pile . The JW considers itself THE kingdom of God on earth . -LRB- ' Kindom Hall PERSON ' -RRB- So it is only to be expected that they do not see a reason to run to and report everything to the government . The same goes for the Roman Catholic Church ORG .
But the RCC has had a widespread problem with this regard , doubltlessly because their policy / doctrine of a celibate priesthood simply attracts these deviants . I doubt any such problem exist on the same proportionate scale in the JW heirarchy . Besides that , ca n't you see the embedded mind control in that article , as well as all general media output . The Message Is : " Big Brother must be informed ! Only Big Brother can manage society ! " See , it 's the Hegelian NORP dialectic at work . Eveyone needs to sharpen their awareness of this shit . As long as Big Brother is the answer for everything , Big Brother will BE everything . -LRB- If people do n't want their kids pederastized , but yet they entrust them to ' guys in gowns ' I just wonder what the hell are they thinking anyway ? -RRB- I 'd watch the Peter Pan PERSON speculations , unless you know what versions you are discussing and can differentiate between them accurately .
Some of the assumptions I 've seen -LRB- such as a couple made by Tim Boucher PERSON and Fantastic Planet in last year 's DATE postings linked here -RRB- may have looked like they worked to support their thesis , but in actuality have either a tenuous or no connection to the core Peter Pan PERSON mythos . Do n't make up things like Peter abducting children that you ca n't substantiate . Peter Pan PERSON was a work in progress for JM Barrie ORG , who kept tinkering with it over the years DATE . To understand what it actually means to Michael Jackson PERSON and what you might speculate he is enacting , you have to know where on the continuum of Peter Pans his internalized Peter -LRB- no , not THAT kind of peter -RRB- lies . Novel , play ? Musical , cartoon ? Shadow of a shadow of a remembered story ? In one CARDINAL of the oldest versions , Peter Pan PERSON in Kensington Gardens GPE -LRB- extracted from The Little White Bird -RRB- , is only a week old DATE . He escaped from his home when he was seven days old because he remembered how he could fly when he was a bird before he was a human , and that wildness is still in him , as it is with all children .
Barrie 's only cryptic instructions on character development to Nina Boucicault PERSON , the first ORDINAL actress to play Peter , was that she was to remember that Peter is a bird , and is one day old . In Kensington Gardens GPE he watches out for children who have fallen un-noticed out of their perambulators . If a bad fairy finds them , or they perish from the cold an dark overnight in the park , Peter digs them graves and makes them headstones . In Peter and Wendy PERSON , the Lost Boys are the ones who fall out of their perambulators when their nurse is not looking . If they are not claimed in seven days DATE , " they are sent far away to the Neverland to defray expenses . " A far cry from the stealing of children . Peter and the Lost Boys crave a mother to tell them stories . It 's ironic that while their own lives are far more exotic than the fairy tales Wendy PERSON tells , it 's those fictions that they want , told by a mother . Barrie PERSON says quite explicitly in Peter and Wendy PERSON that it is Wendy PERSON who does the tempting to keep Peter with her , not the other way around .
It is she who asks if Michael PERSON and John could come too . If those of you with the abduction theory would like to give specific quotes and information on where it is shown that Peter abducted the children , please do . But I think you are making it up from a version that does n't exist in reality , or that ca n't be tied to Michael Jackson PERSON . We do n't gain better understanding of the inner workings of Michael Jackson PERSON by distorting the material on which we purportedly base our theories . Jeff - I PERSON just have to say that I love the Rigorous Intuition Live365 channel . I 've been listening to it to the last couple of days and just bought Dylan PERSON 's ' Oh Mercy ' . How does the copyright thing work on a Live365 stream ? Avalon , can you recommend a good work of commentary and analysis on JM Barrie 's works ? - Sepka the Space Weasel Was Michael Jackson PERSON influenced by Bob Fosse 's PERSON " Snake in the grass " character from the 1974 DATE movie The Little Prince ?
Has anyone else seen this scene ? Bob Fosse 's PERSON snake looks and moves would be imitated -LRB- and made more popular -RRB- years later DATE by the King of Pop , Michael Jackson PERSON . View the video here : http://youtube.com/watch?v=L8mJsgPj1iU About the JW thing , I work with a couple of them -LRB- BTW , some of the most respectable people I know . Which is why I decided to ask ... -RRB- , and I had a chance to ask them about MJ and the child abuse , if they knew anything . About MJ they said , he is definately not a JW , despite what he says . Provocative lyrics and grabbing ones crotch in public , does n't fit with their defination of ' Christian ' . They said all they knew was that his mother -LRB- who apparently is still a member -RRB- took him to their church as a kid . The father apparently had little or no involvement at all .
As for the child abuse , I have to agree with the post above , you can find abuse and ' sick ' individuals in ANY organization , but you have too look at the proportion to the rest of society . One CARDINAL of my friends is an ' elder ' -LRB- soething like a ' local church leader ' -RRB- , but he also said their instructions say that if they hear of any abuse they are to follow local laws , which usually requires them to inform the police ASAP . And if the abuse is at all serious to report it to the police regardless . Though i do n't agree with all of their beliefs , I know these guys well enough to call them friends . So in their respect , after reading some of the other comments , I decided to listen to their side before passing judgement . We should ALL be careful not to pass judgement on ENTIRE groups of people based on the apparent actions of a few . That is what Hitler tried to do . With thiking like that , even if we got rid of the evil elite , a new set of ' evil elite ' would rise again in their place .
That seems to be the nature of man , though . We have all got to do what we can without needlessly attacking the innocent . Remember , group hatred only plays into their hands , be it racial , religious , or class . Sepka , the two CARDINAL reference books I have on Peter Pan PERSON are : Fifty Years DATE of Peter Pan PERSON , Roger Lancelyn Green PERSON , pub. by Peter Davies PERSON , London GPE , 1954 DATE . It 's pretty scarce at this point , though you might be able to find a copy to read through inter-library loan . The Peter Pan Chronicles PERSON , Bruce K. Hanson PERSON , Birch Lane Press ORG , NY ORG , 1993 DATE I have n't really delved into Barrie 's psyche from the biographical end , it 's Peter and Wendy PERSON as an extraordinary piece of writing that has always fascinated me . ... and if you listen to " My Way " by sinatra , backwards , the real answer will be revealed . http://stargods.org/MasonicMichaelJackson.htm Uri Geller PERSON was one CARDINAL of MJ 's handlers apparently .
The wave of continuous rain last week DATE led to the collapse of the roof of the Fourth Aramco Primary School for Girls ORG in low income .. Fortunately , the school had no students in it during the collapse . The students did not take the monthly DATE exam at the time , while the administration offered a one - day DATE vacation to allow for a search for another school . The students were transferred to a governmental school until the Aramco School ORG could be repaired . The student " L. H. PERSON " says , " The situation is totally different . We study in the prayer area of the governmental school , and we have been merged with two CARDINAL other classes . " The funniest thing about this issue is that they converted the small storage room into a cafeteria . The student " M. M. PERSON " says , " I hope we can go back to our school again , and that the roof wo n't fall on us again . " On the other hand , teacher " M. A. PERSON " says , " The school principal was devastated .
She burst into tears and could not do anything . " A source at Girls ' Education ORG in Al Quataif GPE said the collapse resulted from rainwater accumulation . It is worth mentioning that there has been a total media blackout by related authorities . Many confusing questions have been taxing my mind for years DATE about Egypt GPE and its people . Are they really as miserable as we see them , or are our eyes deceiving us ? Are the horrible statistics we read on the unemployment rates and the dangerous diseases that consume the liver , kidneys , and the entire body of the Egyptian NORP real , or a fabrication of the nice governor ? Is the waste of Egypt GPE 's wealth from the seventies until today DATE a reality , or an illusion ? How did Egypt GPE 's production of long - fiber cotton , the best in the world , drop from 12 million tons QUANTITY to just four tons ? How was almost all the public sector sold , and where is its price ?
How did the Egyptian NORP become the cheapest human being on the surface of the earth ? Is this reasonable ? Can we believe all this and believe at the same time that the people are still silent ? What are these Egyptian people ? How are they ? How do they think ? Why are they silent ? Are they that cowardly ? I do not stray far from the truth if I say that I have read a lot in sociology , from the Introduction of its founder , Ibn Khaldoun PERSON , passing by Gamal Hemdan PERSON -LRB- the best man to describe Egypt GPE lately -RRB- , to the last student in the sociology department - the university of the poor , who are injured with knives and sticks and surrounded by the gangs of national sadness . Not all that has been written of course , but what concerns us in guarded Egypt -LRB- I do not know where this guarding is ?! -RRB- , because I want to understand the Egyptian NORP personality , and why it is silent in spite of all its suffering from injustice , suppression , starvation , and humiliation , and , of course , all this was accompanied by stops at our ancient and modern history .
Today I watched the news promoted by the American NORP , Zionist NORP , and Arab NORP -LRB- Zionistic -RRB- media about the meetings currently being held between the American NORP agents in Jordan GPE , Saudi Arabia GPE , Iran GPE , and Egypt GPE . Except for Sheikh al - Dari PERSON , the people that appeared at the meetings with them were mostly agents of the occupier who came with him , using them to slaughter our people and families . A number of them did not visit Iraq GPE since their contract with the American NORP intelligence service expired after the criminal Allawi PERSON fled two years ago DATE in the wake of his failure to achieve victory over the Iranian NORP agents . As for Sheikh al - Dari PERSON ... the issuing of a warrant for his arrest was an important part of the game to keep him outside Iraq GPE to facilitate contacting him -LRB- by coersion -RRB- and with not many options . But Sheikh al - Dari PERSON will not swallow the bait easily .. He is aware of what is being plotted .. and that Bush PERSON has not yet lost hope in the possibility of winning a political round which would prolong the life of his troops in Iraq GPE .. Therefore it is the duty of Sheikh al - Dari PERSON to present the conditions of resistance - victorious with God 's permission - because it is what will forge victory with the blood and lives of its youth and people . Since the outbreak of the Iranian Revolution in the year 1979 DATE and the overthrow of the Shah 's regime , and in spite of the power he enjoyed and the privilege he had with the US GPE and Western NORP countries , and in spite of the presence of the strongest intelligence service in the region -LRB- the SAVAK Agency -RRB- , the Iranian NORP public was able to overthrow the government through the leadership of the Mullahs -LRB- religious men -RRB- without action from the super powers which had supported the Shah 's regime .
This raises many questions . At the same time that the Mullahs came to power in Iran GPE , another revolution erupted , but with a different course . It took place in Afghanistan GPE in 1979 DATE under the leadership of a few people led by the Engineer Gulbuddin Hekmatyar ORG and Sheikh Abdul Rabb PERSON Rasoul Sayyaf . But the general course of jihad and the influx of mujahideen in large numbers started in 1986 DATE after the heroic Ansar battle in Jagi GPE . While the Arab NORP and Western NORP governments were busy with the issue of repelling Soviet NORP occupation and communist encroachment , and with the war between Iraq GPE and Iran GPE , many overlooked a new development that was emerging on the ground , namely the orientation of Shiites NORP in the Gulf LOC region towards arms training in Iran GPE , with the Revolutionary Guards ORG at the time of the Iraqi NORP - Iranian war , as well as in Lebanon GPE , with Hezbollah ORG -LRB- in the nineties -RRB- . However , the general orientation of the Shiites NORP towards regular and intensive training actually started in the early nineties . Recently published Saudi NORP studies warned that kohl is harmful to women 's eyes and can lead to loss of sight , especially the types common in Arab NORP and Gulf LOC countries because they contain high levels of lead . Protecting the eyes against blindness begins with measures to look after the eyes , from regular eye tests by a specialist doctor , to knowing the necessary precautions to avoid eye injuries and first ORDINAL aid methods should an injury occur and the importance of not applying the kohl commonly used in the Kingdom GPE and also not to apply any other folk remedies on the eyes . With regard to kohl and its effect on the eyes , doctors at King Faisal Specialist Hospital ORG have found that the percentage of lead in random samples of kohl of the kind sold at perfumeries and available in shops , especially Indian NORP brands , is between 85 percent and 100 percent PERCENT per gram of kohl .
Doctors explained that this percentage of lead is harmful for the eyes , especially in children after it was found that there is a link between using kohl and lead poisoning in children , and the brain disorders it causes because children 's eyes can not produce tears to wash external pollutants out of the eyes . This can cause acute eye infections . They indicated that disorders such as these lead to a 25 % PERCENT increase in the death rate in children . Specialists warned against the false but commonly held belief that kohl improves vision , increases the thickness and strength of eyelashes and makes the eyebrows thicker . They recommended using kohl pencils which are sold in pharmacies , because they contain carbon and iron , both of which do not affects the eye and its health . Something Even More Absurd Than the " Breakneck 90 M/H On a Snowy Night " ?? My Personal Experience . poqi Poster : poqi -LRB- poqi -RRB- , Area : Automobile . Title : Something Even More Absurd Than the " Breakneck 90 M/H On a Snowy Night " ?? My Personal Experience .
Originating site : BBS Unknown Space -LRB- Tue Jan 16 22:51:46 TIME 2007 DATE -RRB- . I have deep feelings and a lot of sympathy with the author after reading the article Breakneck 90 m/h on a Snowy Night . It also reminds me of something that I experienced several years ago DATE , also related to an airport and meeting people . A couple of years ago DATE , my neighbor approached me to borrow my car , saying he was meeting his parents at the airport . He also said both his wife and children wanted to go . As his car was too small and mine was big , it could make his parents more comfortable . He added that he would only use it for one morning TIME and would return it to me before noon . Although there was only a nodding acquaintance between the neighbor and me , we lived in the same apartment building after all and were both Chinese NORP . So I discussed with my wife back home and lent him the car as we thought we would not be using the car until the same afternoon . And then something happened ...
At 1:00pm , the neighbor called me , saying he took his parents to a buffet and would probably not to be back until around 3:00pm . I of course agreed and asked them not to rush . This wait lasted till 5:30pm , when the neighbor told me in a half CARDINAL - crying tone that there was an accident , and everyone else was intact , except his father , who was in hospital for fractures . I comforted him first ORDINAL and asked my friend to rush me to the hospital . My neighbor showed me the police report at the hospital , which indicated it was all my neighbor 's fault . He clashed into a truck going straight when he made a left turn . My car was completely damaged and had been towed away . I forced myself to refrain from the grief of loosing my beloved car -LRB- mine was liability - only coverage -RRB- and asked the friend to send their family home . And then the nightmare began . The next day , my neighbor called me , saying his father needed to undergo an operation in hospital and asked where the money would come from
I told him part would be covered by my car insurance . After a while , he called again , saying the operation charge was high and it was difficult for them to afford I tried my best to comfort him then and told him to think of a way slowly Just then , a nearly crazy voice of a woman came from the other end of the line , saying her family had just saved several dozen thousand bucks MONEY for the down payment of a house ; where would they live afterwards if they spent this . She also said my car was a Japanese NORP one , which had poor safety performance and it was my car to blame for the car accident . She added that I should pay the money because the car was mine . I hung up the phone angrily as the dialog could not go on . My wife -LSB- pw% -RSB- had been persuading me aside , saying some women would easily lose mind once in fury . She asked me to take no heed of them and let them calm down first . So I did n't take their words seriously but still felt angry .
Out of my expectation , a phone call on the third day DATE completely changed my original idea . The telephone rang just as I was about to go to work in the morning . I thought it was a sales call and was prepared to end it perfunctorily . Unexpectedly , coming from the other end of the line was a deep and resolute voice of a middle - aged man . He said in an incontestable tone that my neighbor had a car accident as a result of borrowing my car , which traumatized them both physically and mentally and harmed their economic interests , and as the car owner , they would not sue me if I compensated them for the hospital charge and the costs of missing work hours -LRB- three CARDINAL times -RRB- , otherwise they would see me in court . He added that he was certain about the case as a lawyer in business for ten years DATE and the compensation he requested could double in court . As a great Chinese NORP guy , how could I be scared by a few remarks of the lawyer ? I also took up the weapon of law for justice . Of course , I also retained a lawyer . Out of my expectation , my lawyer solved the problem by merely making two CARDINAL phone calls .
One CARDINAL was to the police station , asking for any additional findings in the investigation report of the accident . There was additional findings unexpectedly , which were against them . Someone at the junk yard found a bottle of unfinished wine without the lid inside the car and reported it to the police station . The police found they put the bottle of unfinished wine in the car without the lid after lunch . The second ORDINAL call was to their lawyer . So their lawyer dropped the lawsuit . Of course , they would not stop it there and came to discuss with me several times , sometimes honey - tongued and sometimes threatening . The most classic one was : Do n't ever dream of living a life back to China GPE , as we have people across the country . Disgusting !
Here comes the old topic again , are you going to lend your car if your neighbor or friend asks . I think many people will say they wo n't . I would suggest not to lend online . However , the Internet is after all virtual . Words sometimes have no emotions . When your seemingly nice neighbor , seemingly close friend , or a girl whose eyes can speak asks for it in the real world , how many people will answer with a " no ? " Anyhow , I was not able to do that . I lent my car to some people in need after that , and I believe there are not many people like my former neighbor couple . In conclusion , here is a summery of the loss of the two CARDINAL sides : . Our side : A 02 Camary of 50,000 miles QUANTITY , retaining fee 200 CARDINAL . Annual leave two days DATE .
Their side : One leg of the father -LRB- repaired -RRB- , hospital charge : unknown , costs for missing work hours : unknown , retaining fee : unknown . And most importantly : the dignity and honor of the entire family -LRB- except children -RRB- . -- * Source : · BBS Unknown Space http://mitbbs.com · -LSB- FROM : 129.137 CARDINAL . -RSB- . Guo Kai 's PERSON Economic Notes : Beijing GPE 's Gas Price vs. US Gas ORG Price Guo Kai 's PERSON Economic Notes In the US GPE the current average price of regular unleaded gas is about 2.3 US dollars MONEY per gallon -LRB- 3.78 CARDINAL liters -RRB- . According to the official exchange rate of one CARDINAL US GPE dollar for 7.9 RMB DATE , this price is equivalent to 4.80 yuan MONEY / liter . Note , this gas price includes all taxes .
The current gas price in Beijing GPE is 5.09 yuan MONEY / liter , 2 CARDINAL mao and 9 fen more than in the US GPE . In fact , the gas price difference between the two CARDINAL places is larger than 2 mao and 9 fen because China GPE 's gas price does not include so many taxes as in the US GPE ; for example , the highway maintenance fee in China GPE is paid separately . Just now , I only narrated a fact . But I believe that different persons see different problems in this fact . Let me describe people 's two CARDINAL reactions that I can imagine , or the two CARDINAL problems I can see . 1 CARDINAL . The US GPE gas price is too cheap . In an absolute sense , the US GPE gas price has +already been cheaper than China GPE 's , and in a relative sense , the US GPE gas price is even cheaper . In the US GPE , the money you pay for a meal at McDonald 's ORG can fill up more than 10 CARDINAL liters of gas , but in Beijing GPE you can get 5 CARDINAL - 6 liters of gas at most . The US GPE low gas price policy has undoubtedly led to this country 's excessive use of and overdependence on energy resources . However , there is more to this matter , the whole world has to share the various negative effects caused by the US GPE excessive energy consumption : global warming , and wars caused by oil , etc.
It is totally a joke that the US GPE gas price could be cheaper than China GPE 's . 2 CARDINAL . China GPE 's gas price is too expensive . Both Americans NORP and Chinese NORP buy gas from the international market , and the technology and cost of oil refinement are not too much different . But with the US GPE gas price including taxes even lower than China GPE 's gas price excluding taxes , you can see how much money Chinese NORP oil companies have made out of this . If there are no price controls and monopolies , China GPE 's gas price should n't have been this high . I want to say that I think these two CARDINAL opinions are both correct . So , on the issue of oil consumption , I think China GPE and the US GPE , the No. 1 CARDINAL and No. 2 CARDINAL oil consumers in the world , are also a funny pair . From a global perspective , the US GPE gas price is obviously too low . So Mankiw at Harvard ORG even formed a " Pigou Club , " gathering social celebrities who support levying higher taxes on gas prices -LRB- hereby raising gas prices -RRB- . China GPE 's gas prices are more complicated .
In fact , gas prices in China GPE are probably not very high , but in order to reduce China GPE 's future overdependence on gas , it may be better that China GPE 's gas prices are higher . But , the direct result of the gas price increase in China GPE will be the increase of monopoly profits of the monopoly companies . This part of money will not become the government tax revenue , will not be used for public welfare , and on the contrary , will only make the benefits of those people working at the monopoly department even better . In other words , the gas price in China GPE is too high in the distributive sense . It is the price that transfers the entire social resources to a very small number of people . But in terms of sustainability , China GPE 's gas price may still be too low . We need high gas prices to control the overdependence on energy imports . Perhaps someone will condemn me , saying further increase of gas prices will make life unbearable for people . If you are a taxi driver , my reply is : the reason your life is unbearable is not the gas price , but because of our taxi licensing regulation system . If you are a car owner , my reply is : ride the subway and bus more often .
It saves money , reduces congestion , and also lets you know car owners are not in a position to say " life is unbearable . " Compared with most people , your life is already quite good . darling0823 Comparing McDonald 's in the US GPE with McDonald ORG 's in China GPE may not be right . Eating a meal at McDonald 's ORG in the US GPE is more comparable to buying a 5 - yuan MONEY boxed meal in China GPE . Advice to Wu Jinglian PERSON and Others : Killing the Father -- Does You No Good ! . 613305 Posted by -LSB- Little Peng Zhongyi PERSON -RSB- at Jan 3 , 2007 DATE 18:53:26 -LSB- SMS -RSB- -LSB- Tables -RSB- . Advice to Wu Jinglian PERSON and Others : Killing the Father -- Does You No Good ! .
-- Some Thoughts on the Attitude of Benign Inheritance towards Social Reform . A glance at the title , people with a little political sensitivity may roughly understand the core topic of this article : the rule of benign interaction between planned economy and market economy , and between public ownership and private ownership -- because only their relationships are those between a father and a son , and it is only between them are there different conflicts involving " human relations , " " rules " and " science , " as well as bloody wrestling between classes , factions and individuals on the basis of morality and interests . Comparing planned economy and public ownership to a father is tantamount to comparing market economy and private ownership to a son , which holds water principally and historically no matter you put it this way or another . This is because the former two CARDINAL given " fatherhood " are indeed the most essential factors of the national character and institution of the socialist new China GPE , while the latter two dubbed " son " in this article -- are indeed the ideological outcomes derived after the death of China GPE 's founder Comrade Mao Zedong PERSON under tremendous international and domestic political pressures on planned economy and public ownership , which grew into today DATE 's para-system after about 30 years DATE of reform and opening up . Regarding this , the factual development process of political civilization that the Marxist NORP ideology has been increasingly marginalized over the past 30 years DATE or so is a strong evidence . By sorting out the essence of the above historical background and conceptual relationships , we will have a pretty thorough , comprehensive and systematic knowledge framework about the benign inevitable trends and development guidelines of the future society dependent on the rule of society , so that the associated impression captured may be more concrete . Regarding this , my standpoint is : because the socialism underpinned by planned economy , public ownership and the people 's democratic dictatorship is indeed a really " fresh " systemic thing for China GPE in the mid and late 20th century -- without a model or sufficient experience or theories to refer to , no matter how scientific its kernel is , it is hard not to have certain superficial and local problems . However , this should not provide an excuse to overthrow it by fair means or foul , as he is our father and the common choice of millions CARDINAL of laboring people . The fact that it " finally became our national character and main system after over half a century DATE of international and domestic political transformation " is a stronger proof that it is the milestone for a new civilization resulted from the blood and sweat of thousands CARDINAL of proletarian revolutionary martyrs .
Therefore , no matter from the perspective of average citizens or from the standpoint of the founder of the new government , we should respect and develop her on the basis of inheritance , innovation and improvement . Is my opinion above correct ? I believe you will naturally obtain a relatively fair and just conclusion if you could understand and treat the above - mentioned " father " system and " son " system with impartiality and sufficient goodwill . For example , based on the existing institutional cultural heritage in the human history , we could see : the " father " system mentioned herein has the majority in mind or it is established in the fundamental and long - term interests of the majority , as well as the need for sustainable and sound development of the country , the nation , and the overall society -- while the " son " system mentioned herein is ignorant and sick in the company of such behavioral characteristics as exploitation , fraudulence , pernicious influence and robbery . So , we can not urge the son to throttle the essentially healthy and scientific " father " system by fair mean or foul without considering the consequences , because there are problems in its practice and development -- such as state monopoly for purchases and sales , lower efficiency due to centralized management , and inhibition of the will of productivity by undue political pressure resulting from class struggles during the new deal . It is because that will not only make the society increasingly ignorant and sick as it violates the rule of benign social development , distorts normal " human relations " and the ethic and prevalent value and the rule of civilization update rooted in it , but the humanity will retrogress as people 's thoughts and behaviors become increasingly ridiculous . Yes , this is the case . My opinion above is not absurd and delusive at all , because this is true not only in theory , but also to the rule of social development as demonstrated by historical facts , as well as from the perspective of the situation and reality of the country : None of the current " advocates of market economy , private ownership and dictatorship of the bourgeoisie " has established and proposed a new deal " against planned economy , public ownership and dictatorship of the proletariat . " All their criticisms are directed at the developmental symptoms such as " lower efficiency due to centralized management " or " inhibition of the will of productivity by undue political pressure resulting from class struggles during the new deal , " all their proclamations are political attacks and instigation aimed to win over the less than 5 % PERCENT " vested interests , " and their development logic asks the " 95 % PERCENT " laboring people to stay where they are and willingly endure the hard work -- it speaks for itself how empty , ridiculous , sick , ignorant and anti-government it is .
That 's why I want to say to the world and the age by the end of the article : when the father 's toes are injured , we should try our best to treat the foot problem , and open up a new life and embrace health in the principle of respecting human relations , obeying people 's wishes , conforming to science and carrying on the legacy -- if the present capitalist followers frantically urge the son to kill him by all means , the result could only be a tragedy ! And these happen to be the core of the destiny where the capitalist roaders " will inevitably bury themselves due to their ignorance and insanity , and more or less harm the human society ! " At last , I would like to admonish sincerely and earnestly those who blindly oppose , hate and even suppress planned economy , public ownership and dictatorship of the proletariat , especially the " mainstream elite scholars " including Wu Jinglian PERSON , who insist on smearing the " father " to the end : do not treat the " fathers " on which the new civilization is based barbarously , against your conscience and frantically for immediate gains . The result is definitely a tragedy -- because even if you kill the " father , " your felony will be disdained by the age and condemned by the people , which naturally leads to nothing good ! Independent economic and human studies analyst . Brother and companion of conscientious Chinese NORP sons and daughters : Peng Zhongyi PERSON . January 2 , 2007 DATE . Contact for friendship and blame QQ : 22761792 CARDINAL MSN : p...@hotmail.com
email : youyutianshi...@sina.com [] Outer Mongolia Voluntarily Proposes ORG to Return to China : a Conspiracy to Alienate China and Russia GPE ? [] <POSTER> jeffery7373 GPE [ jeffery7373 GPE ] Recently , a message " Mongolian Parliament Proposes to Merge Mongolia LOC into China GPE " is extraordinarily striking . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] It was reported that State Great Hural of Mongolia was currently discussing a proposal about a plan for Mongolia GPE and China GPE to found a federal state . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] The Govi PERSON member first ORDINAL put forward the above plan in the State Social and Economic Development Seminar . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] On October 30 , 2004 DATE , State Great Hural of Mongolia held a special discussion on the establishment of Sino - Mongolian NORP coalition and merger of Mongolia GPE into China GPE . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] During the discussion , the Govi PERSON member proposed to merge Mongolia GPE into China GPE and build a special administrative district like Hong Kong GPE and Macau GPE in China GPE , making Mongolia GPE return to the motherland finally and becoming a part of China GPE . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] As early as 1995 , 2000 and 2002 DATE , there were parliamentary members who kept proposing to join Mongolia GPE with China GPE , but these bills never get discussed due to the resistances .
[ jeffery7373 GPE ] In recent years DATE , Mongolian NORP government faces growing pressure arising from economic hardship . The wealthy life of the Mongolian NORP nationality in places like Erlian NORP in China GPE resulted in strong attractions to herdsmen . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] People including many upper class figures are increasingly attracted by China GPE 's economic growth , particularly the relative prosperity and affluence in Inner Mongolia LOC . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] However , on the other hand China GPE 's ambition to " recapture " Outer Mongolia LOC in its political territory will also be very far away and even nearly impossible . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] First , there are still enormous resistances inside Mongolia against " returning " to China GPE . Moreover , even the form of merger conceived by those " returnists " also has some divergences from China GPE 's will . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] Second ORDINAL , international resistances , including those from USA GPE , Japan GPE and particularly Russia GPE , are sure to be very vehement . After all , we still need Russia GPE 's help in our international strategy and defense development . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] Third , the response of the Mongolian nationality to this issue can not be ignored either . [jeffery7373] One CARDINAL thing to point out is that the loyalty of China GPE 's Mongolian NORP nationality to their country is unquestionable .
[ jeffery7373 GPE ] If " Tibetan independence " and " Xinjiang GPE independence " may have more or less social foundation among Tibetan GPE and Xinjing people , the so - called " Mongolian independence " is absolutely the mental masturbation of a tiny proportion of Mongolian NORP intellectuals and overseas anti- China GPE powers . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] Despite all this , many Mongolian NORP in Inner Mongolia LOC are not willing to see the complete disappearance of an independent Mongolia . I believe such sentiment should be understandable . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] Hastily " recapturing " Outer Mongolia LOC may cause resistance among Inner Mongolian people . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] Background Information . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] The Great Hural of Mongolia proposed to return to China 43 CARDINAL times . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] In 1921 DATE , the Mongolian NORP people won the revolution and declared independence in July DATE and established a " constitutional monarchy . " [ jeffery7373 GPE ] Following the death of Jebtsundamba in May 1924 DATE , the 1st ORDINAL People 's Great Hural was held in Kulun GPE on November of the same year DATE and declared the abolishment of Constitutional Monarchy ORG and founded the People 's Republic of Mongolia . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] On February 11 , 1945 DATE , the leaders of USA GPE , USSR GPE and UK GPE signed Yalta Agreement ORG that covered the sovereignty of Outer Mongolia LOC . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] In 1946 DATE , the National Government of China ORG recognized the independence of Outer Mongolia LOC .
[ jeffery7373 GPE ] Upon the foundation of the People 's Republic of China ORG , it established its diplomatic relations with China GPE on October 16 , 1949 DATE . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] Mongolia GPE is an inland country and borders China GPE and Russia GPE only . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] This determines three CARDINAL types of nation survival strategies , pro- Russia GPE or pro- China GPE or balance among powers . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] At present , Mongolia GPE 's nation survival strategy is balance among powers and seeks the maximum interests for itself . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] Prior to the breakdown of the Soviet Union GPE , Mongolia GPE did n't have its own troops and defense was provided by the Soviet Union GPE . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] After the disintegration of the Soviet Union GPE , Mongolia GPE started to build its compulsory service scheme and recruit frontier troops . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] However , Mongolia GPE borders China GPE and Russia GPE only , and even all people are soldiers can not guarantee the 100 percent PERCENT security of its soil . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] Thus , it has nearly no military forces . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] In fact , the Soviet Union GPE itself ever considered the incorporation of Mongolia GPE as a union republic seriously and provided permanent defense , but gave it up because of the strong objection from Mongolia GPE . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] The control of Russia GPE over the Far East LOC area was significantly reduced as a result of its domestic weakness .
[ jeffery7373 GPE ] The breakdown of the Soviet Union GPE had huge and far - reaching effects on China GPE , [ jeffery7373 GPE ] and made great contributions to the whole world , [ jeffery7373 GPE ] and benefits Chinese NORP nationalities a lot . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] The military expenditure for the land forces could be transferred to the air and naval forces , and there emerged a growingly powerful air force and blue ocean fleet and a relatively safe and peaceful construction period of several decades DATE , and China GPE can come close to the feasible action that will solve the Taiwan GPE issue indeed , [ jeffery7373 GPE ] and the military science made substantial progress , and the ideologically blank area left as a result of the disintegration of the Soviet Union GPE -LRB- these traditional scope of the Soviet Union 's GPE influence like Iran GPE and Egypt GPE in Middle East LOC , and Cuba GPE , Venezuela GPE and Bolivia GPE in Latin America LOC -RRB- was gained quickly , [ jeffery7373 GPE ] This was impossible to achieve before the disintegration of the Soviet Union GPE . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] Meanwhile , it brought a very rare opportunity for Mongolia 's return . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] Although the Great Hural of Mongolia proposed to return to China 43 CARDINAL times , China GPE has n't made any positive comments and feedback so far . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] Voice . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] It is not the right time for Mongolia 's return . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] Firstly , Mongolia GPE 's geographic location is very important and situated between China GPE and Russia GPE . If Mongolia GPE returned to China GPE , it would cast shadow on Sino - Russian NORP relations inevitably and damage the whole situation of the Sino - Russian NORP strategic cooperation . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] In the period of Three CARDINAL Kingdoms , Sun Quan PERSON and Liu Bei PERSON broke their coalition for Jing prefecture .
[ jeffery7373 GPE ] Mongolia GPE has an important strategic location as Jing prefecture . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] Both China GPE and Russia GPE develop friendly relations with Mongolia GPE , which has positive impact on the stabilization of Sino - Russian NORP borders and Mongolia GPE 's domestic situation . [ jeffery7373 ORG ] Otherwise , If Mongolia returned , it would make Russia GPE feel facing a great enemy and obstruct the rise of Russia GPE . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] A weak Russia GPE allows USA GPE to concentrate on threatening China GPE , which will undermine the benefits of our great strategy . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] Secondly , we are not strong enough . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] Among many problems related to the reunification of the motherland , Mongolia GPE has low priority , far less important than Taiwan GPE , Diaoyu Island GPE and South Sea LOC . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] We can not accept Mongolia because of its voluntary return . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] Before these problems get solved , the timing of Mongolia 's return can not be mature . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] It is quite simple . If the nation is not strong , we can not get reunified for reunification and lose the great opportunity to develop our strength .
[ jeffery7373 GPE ] Thirdly ORDINAL , Mongolia GPE 's motivation for return is not strong , and its will is not firm and can be suspected to be a kind of speculation . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] Nowadays GPE , Mongolia GPE is developing friendly relations with both USA GPE and Japan GPE and conducted joint military exercises with USA GPE , which has troops stationed in Mongolia . All these indicate that Mongolia GPE 's return may be a giant alienating conspiracy , the purpose of which is to make China GPE and Russia GPE suspect each other and fight against each other for Mongolia GPE and lose cooperation and trust . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] Fourthly , for China GPE and Russia GPE , they should develop their relations with Mongolia GPE jointly and expel the forces of USA GPE and Japan GPE out of Mongolia . This is what we should do , [ jeffery7373 GPE ] rather than accept Mongolia GPE 's hesitant return blindly . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] Offering to ally with Russia GPE , reaching its understanding and developing relations with Mongolia GPE , are our best strategy . [ jeffery7373 GPE ] Therefore , we are patriots but not blind ones . Only if we have strategic thinking , consider the long - term stability and security of the country , and consider the international situations , we can make the best decision . [herobeauty] Which year DATE 's news ? [saite] Without doubt , the strategic location of Mongolia GPE is more important than Taiwan GPE .
[saite] If Mongolia can be recaptured , it deserves high priority . [saite] In fact , the real implacable enemies of China GPE are not the United States GPE but Russia GPE and Japan GPE . [saite] I prefer to give up Taiwan GPE rather than Mongolia . [saite] Recapturing Mongolia LOC can give Russia GPE a fatal strike and meanwhile further secure our geographically strategic environment . [saite] Churchill PERSON ever said there was no friendship but interests between nations . [saite] We do n't need to care about the feeling of Russian NORP . [saite] Actually , we and Russian NORP have been deeply suspicious and jealous of each other all the time , but both remain tacit . [saite] China GPE has to rely on itself to become mighty . [saite] -LRB- In the master piece of jeffery7373 GPE -LRB- midou -RRB- , it is mentioned : -RRB- [saite] : Recently , a message " Mongolian Parliament Proposes to Merge Mongolia LOC into China GPE " is extraordinarily arresting .
It was reported that State Great [saite] : Hural of Mongolia was currently discussing a proposal about a plan for Mongolia GPE and China GPE to found a federal state . The Govi PERSON representative [saite] : first ORDINAL put forward the above plan in the State Social and Economic Development Seminar . On October 30 , 2004 DATE , State Great Hural of Mongolia [saite] : held a special discussion on the establishment of Sino - Mongolian NORP coalition and merger of Mongolia GPE into China GPE . During the discussion , the Govi PERSON member [saite] : proposed to merge Mongolia GPE into China GPE and build a special administrative district like Hong Kong GPE and Macau GPE in China GPE , making Mongolia GPE [saite] : return to the motherland finally and becoming a part of China GPE . [saite] : As early as 1995 , 2000 and 2002 DATE , there were parliamentary members who kept proposing to join Mongolia GPE with China GPE , [saite] : but these bills never get discussed due to the resistances . In recent years DATE , Mongolian NORP government faces growing pressure arising from [saite] : economic hardship . The wealthy life of the Mongolian NORP nationality in places like Erlian NORP in China GPE resulted in strong attractions to herdsmen . People including [saite] : many upper class figures are increasingly attracted by China GPE 's economic growth , particularly the relative prosperity and affluence in Inner Mongolia LOC . [wonderlich] Hehe , " Is the strategic location of Mongolia GPE more important than Taiwan GPE " ? [wonderlich] -LRB- In the master piece of saite -LRB- saite -RRB- , it is mentioned : -RRB-
[wonderlich] : Without doubt , the strategic location of Mongolia GPE is more important than Taiwan GPE . [wonderlich] : If Mongolia can be recaptured , it deserves high priority . [wonderlich] : In fact , the real implacable enemies of China GPE are not the United States GPE but Russia GPE and Japan GPE . [wonderlich] : I prefer to give up Taiwan GPE rather than Mongolia . [wonderlich] : Recapturing Mongolia LOC can give Russia GPE a fatal strike and meanwhile further secure our geographically strategic environment . [wonderlich] : Churchill PERSON ever said there was no friendship but interests between nations . [wonderlich] : We do n't need to care about the feeling of Russian NORP . [wonderlich] : Actually , we and Russian NORP have been deeply suspicious and jealous of each other all the time , but both remain tacit . [wonderlich] : China GPE has to rely on itself to become mighty . [viamedia] hehe .
[viamedia] -LRB- In the master piece of wonderlich -LRB- Left bank , reclusion -RRB- , it is mentioned : -RRB- [viamedia] : Hehe , " Is the strategic location of Mongolia GPE more important than Taiwan GPE " ? [wonderlich] The current status of Outer Mongolia LOC is an optimal status for all powers . [wonderlich] As for Taiwan GPE , should China GPE want to " rise " , it must solve Taiwan GPE problem first ORDINAL . [wonderlich] -LRB- In the master piece of viamedia -LRB- Mens conscia recti -RRB- , it is mentioned : -RRB- [wonderlich] : hehe . [viamedia] nod . [viamedia] Sea GPE is more important than land . [viamedia] Take back Taiwan GPE , and Japanese NORP will become well - behaved . [viamedia] The United States GPE has to withdraw its defense line to the third ORDINAL island chain .
[viamedia] -LRB- In the master piece of wonderlich -LRB- Left bank , reclusion -RRB- , it is mentioned : -RRB- [viamedia] : The current status of Outer Mongolia LOC is an optimal status for all powers . [viamedia] : As for Taiwan GPE , should China GPE want to " rise " , [viamedia] : it must solve Taiwan GPE problem first ORDINAL . [wonderlich] Both Japan GPE and Taiwan GPE are bluffing to restore their normal state status , are n't they ? [wonderlich] Until one day China GPE makes the voice " We want to be a normal and united state " , [wonderlich] They should topple over due to scare -- [wonderlich] -LRB- In the master piece of viamedia -LRB- Mens conscia recti -RRB- , it is mentioned : -RRB- : [wonderlich] : nod [wonderlich] : Sea is more important than land [wonderlich] : Take back Taiwan GPE , and Japanese NORP will become well - behaved . [wonderlich] : The United States GPE has to withdraw its defense line to the third ORDINAL island chain .
[viamedia] Making the voice or not does n't matter . To do or not to do matters . [viamedia] Less words and more actions . In this point , Hu PERSON is fuckingly good . [viamedia] -LRB- In the master piece of wonderlich -LRB- Left bank , reclusion -RRB- , it is mentioned : -RRB- [viamedia] : Both Japan GPE and Taiwan GPE are bluffing to restore their normal state status , are n't they ? [viamedia] : Until one day China GPE makes the voice " We want to be a normal and united state " , [viamedia] : They should topple over due to scare -- [saite] If you have no interest in contending for hegemony , from the perspective of defense , Mongolia GPE is more important without doubt . [saite] In terms of feasibility , Mongolia GPE is more realistic than Taiwan GPE . [saite] Moreover , Taiwanese NORP are all Hans PERSON .
What kind of benefits a war can bring ? Weaken PERSON the strength of Chinese NORP ? [saite] Of course , Taiwan GPE will become richer . However , from the point of the security strategy , [saite] the geographical location of Mongolia GPE is of more significance to us . You can understand it simply by looking at the map . [saite] -LRB- In the master piece of wonderlich -LRB- Left bank , reclusion -RRB- , it is mentioned : -RRB- [saite] : Hehe , " Is the strategic location of Mongolia GPE more important than Taiwan GPE " ? [wonderlich] ah -- From the perspective of defense , you 'd rather buy a Pacific LOC island as a state . [wonderlich] Be assured that no one has interest in attacking it by traveling thousands CARDINAL of miles -- [wonderlich] North China LOC never has any advantageous terrain for defense regardless how large it is .
[wonderlich] A neutral Mongolia GPE is really great for both China GPE and Russia GPE -- [wonderlich] Taiwan GPE is an outpost with the Pacific LOC in its vision . [wonderlich] If it is under the control of China GPE 's enemy , the economic hinterland are fully exposed . [wonderlich] Do you never look at the map ? [wonderlich] -LRB- In the master piece of saite -LRB- saite -RRB- , it is mentioned : -RRB- [wonderlich] : If you have no interest in contending for hegemony , from the perspective of defense , Mongolia GPE is more important without doubt . [wonderlich] : In terms of feasibility , Mongolia GPE is more realistic than Taiwan GPE . [wonderlich] : Moreover , Taiwanese NORP are all Hans PERSON . What kind of benefits a war can bring ? Weaken PERSON the strength of Chinese NORP ?
[wonderlich] : Of course , Taiwan GPE will become richer . However , from the point of the security strategy , [wonderlich] : the geographical location of Mongolia GPE is of more significance to us . You can understand it simply by looking at the map . [qianwang] Resouces ! [zoun] Taiwan GPE used to be a part of China GPE and this is recognized by the international community . [zoun] However , USA GPE and Japan GPE have set up obstacles . It can be solved sooner or later . [zoun] This Mongolia was lost in the hands of Old Jiang PERSON , so it is a problem . [zoun] The map of the Republic of China GPE is always in a shape of mulberry leaf , is n't it ? [zoun] Once Taiwan GPE is taken back , the name of the country can be changed to the Republic of China GPE with the flag of blue sky and white sun and the mulberry leaf - shaped map reused .
In this way , we have more reasons and confidences to recapture Mongolia . Hehe . [zoun] Actually , Russian NORP and Japanese NORP are our greatest threats . [zoun] -LRB- In the master piece of saite -LRB- saite -RRB- , it is mentioned : -RRB- [zoun] : Without doubt , the strategic location of Mongolia GPE is more important than Taiwan GPE . [zoun] : If Mongolia can be recaptured , it deserves high priority . [zoun] : In fact , the real implacable enemies of China GPE are not the United States GPE but Russia GPE and Japan GPE . [zoun] : I prefer to give up Taiwan GPE rather than Mongolia . [zoun] : Recapturing Mongolia LOC can give Russia GPE a fatal strike and meanwhile further secure our geographically strategic environment . [zoun] : Churchill PERSON ever said there was no friendship but interests between nations .
[zoun] : We do n't need to care about the feeling of Russian NORP . [zoun] : Actually , we and Russian NORP have been deeply suspicious and jealous of each other all the time , but both remain tacit . [zoun] : China GPE has to rely on itself to become mighty . I thank my Beijing GPE friends and wish everyone a Happy New Year . mikecat Poster : mikecat -LRB- mikecat -RRB- , Section : Beijing GPE . Topic : I thank my Beijing GPE friends and wish everyone a Happy New Year . Posting station : BBS Unnamed space station -LRB- Mon Jan 1 DATE 12:05:53 TIME 2007 DATE -RRB- . A month ago DATE , I was really desperate , I lost my current job , which I was completely unprepared for , and had to find a job within a month DATE to keep myself going .
Now in this month DATE with the Christmas holiday there 's really only three weeks DATE of actual work time , and I do n't think any companies are going to be hiring people during this period . Despair , that sinking feeling weighing on my mind , so much pressure I could n't eat , could n't sleep ; I was simply going crazy . But I still needed to do something ; getting crazy - hysteric makes no sense . Then I started connecting with my friends in America GPE ; I went to Maimaiti to ask for help , consulted about my status , and looked for a way to solve the problem . Even my relatives ' friends in America GPE and my parents ' friends all got involved . Friends , it 's always friends who help me at key moments . Many friends got people they knew to recommend me , help me send out resumes , or call and commiserate with me . There was one friend who had just got an offer , but he did n't want to go , so he recommended me to go for him , but it was way off in LA GPE , plus the salary was n't ideal , but at least it could help me keep the legal status , so I thought I would take it . After the telephone interview , I flew to LA , landing at 12:00 noon , TIME and at 4:00 p.m. . TIME I had the interview .
By then 17 CARDINAL - 18 hours had passed since I 'd gotten up at 4:00 a.m. Although TIME I was too tired to walk , I still had to pump up my spirits so I 'd be in peak form for the interview . The interview did n't last long , just two hours and it was over . I felt the interview went well , and started to feel confident . But on that day one CARDINAL senior level person was n't there , so the next day early I had to go back to talk to him . So the next day I got up at 7:00 TIME and ran over to chat for an hour ; that guy was nice , did n't embarrass me , so after an hour it ended happily . After that the boss took me to the home office , and on the way he gave me an oral offer , and he said it would not be easy for me to come right away , that I should do the physical exam immediately and do all the paperwork , wait until after New Year 's EVENT , and the HR director would return and turn in the H1 . Then I went straight for the physical , and I filled out the application form , reference list , etc. At 3:00 p.m. , TIME the dust finally settled . Finally before Christmas I received a Christmas DATE present .
Although I still have n't made the final decision to go , at least I have a guaranteed - minimum choice . So I am thanking everyone for helping me . I hope that all my friends who are still looking for work will be able to find their ideal job in the New Year EVENT . -- * Source : ・ BBS Unnamed space station http://mitbbs.com ・ -LSB- FROM : 72.224 CARDINAL . -RSB- . . Eliminate the personal income tax -LRB- Reproduced from Yueguang blog -RRB- . Dift Wu Official PERSON data confirm that in 2004 the total personal income tax for the country amounted to approximately 181 billion CARDINAL , of which 65 % PERCENT came from the working class , and only 10 % PERCENT came from the wealthy .
Clearly the personal income tax policy has too little effect on controlling wealth accumulation by the rich , and too little impact on improving the quality of life of wage earners . While this type of tax in China GPE has no effect on regulating the income gap or on " taking from the rich to help the poor , " neither is it beneficial in expanding the working class . If this tax continues to be collected , it will be working against the original intention behind the income tax . Clearly the necessity for the personal income tax needs to be challenged . I propose eliminating the personal income tax just as the agricultural tax was eliminated , to give people an opportunity to prosper . If we think in terms of humanizing the system , i.e. , helping the poor by letting poor people get rich , we should give low - and moderate - income people a chance to improve and raise the quality of their lives ; the threshold for China GPE 's personal income tax should be at least tripled from the starting threshold of 800 yuan MONEY per month , i.e. , to 6400 yuan MONEY per person . That would take it to a minimally humanized level , and then we could really talk about " people first . " With a threshold below this level , the poor will always be poor . Yesterday DATE CCTV ORG presented a program on adjustment of the personal income tax , emphasized that the main goal of the adjustment was to " take from the rich " and let poor people get wealthy . If we really want to give poor people a chance to get wealthy , the threshold for the personal income tax should be tripled .
With anything under this threshold , the poor will have no chance to get rich . And if we 're looking at it in terms of " taking from the rich , " the problem to be adjusted is definitely not whether or not to tax income but rather the problem of the actual method for distributing China GPE 's social national income , namely how to eliminate the " unreported income . " The income of the vast majority of China GPE 's rich people is unreported income , and unreported income is a problem that Chinese NORP society will not be able to solve for quite a long time to come ; it is a characteristic of China GPE , an uncontrollable black hole in China GPE 's social oversight . This is far from being a tax problem ; it is a deeper systemic problem . If China GPE 's personal income tax can not achieve the effect of helping the poor to become rich , neither can it control the excessive incomes of the wealthy , so what is it we expect this personal income tax to do ? It would be better to eliminate it in one CARDINAL fell swoop , as we did with the agricultural tax . Below are some of the main reasons : 1 CARDINAL . China GPE 's income tax can not become a tool for keeping the poor perpetually poor ; it can not become a social tool that keeps on producing a penniless proletariat . In China GPE the primary function of the income tax is to increase the state 's financial revenues ; it is not to regulate the income gap . In 2004 China GPE 's income taxes amounted to approximately 180 billion CARDINAL , accounting for about 6 % PERCENT of the state 's financial revenues .
But of this 180 billion MONEY , about 65 % PERCENT , or 117 billion MONEY , was paid by the working class . Less than 10 % PERCENT was paid by the wealthy . In China GPE more than 90 % PERCENT of the people who depend on fully declared total earnings for a living are urban poor . These poor people , who struggle just to pay for the necessities of life , their children 's education , old age , illness and death , also have to pay income tax . In all of China GPE 's cities now , anyone with a monthly DATE income of 2000 yuan MONEY or less is considered poor . If a husband and wife have a total monthly DATE work income of 2000 yuan MONEY , and if they pay 33 % PERCENT income tax on anything over 1500 yuan MONEY , they have a disposable income of only 1670 yuan MONEY . A household like this can not even continue bearing basic living expenses , and their standard of living will decline . And should anyone in the household get sick and have to go to the hospital , the family may well find itself in an economic crisis . And if a family like this wants to buy its own home , that will basically be impossible . And if only one person in a three CARDINAL - person family is employed , the family will have a very difficult life .
But even so , they have to pay 165 yuan MONEY in income tax . Clearly , if our income tax threshold is set at 1500 yuan MONEY , our society is destined always to produce a proletariat , always to deny hope to the poor or to the masses of ever getting rich . Our production relations are no different from the production relations in Marx 's " Das Kapital WORK_OF_ART , " constantly reproducing a proletariat who can only rely on selling its labor to make a living . In short , if the personal income tax threshold is set lower than 6400 yuan , it will be ineffective in helping the poor get rich . Conversely , if the threshold is too low , it will cleanly and quickly inhibit the ability of poor people to get rich . 2 CARDINAL . The personal income tax is absolutely unable to control the accumulation of wealth by the rich . We should not entertain any illusions that China GPE 's income tax can in any way regulate income distribution , much less that it can " take from the rich and give to the poor . " In Chinese NORP society , 20 % PERCENT of the people hold 80 % PERCENT of social wealth , and 80 % PERCENT of the people are able to use only 20 % PERCENT of the social wealth to suffer through their lives . In China GPE , freedom , human rights , democracy , happiness and all the other most effective benefits that society can offer refer only to 20 % PERCENT of the people .
Western NORP countries that attack China GPE for not having human rights , democracy and freedom are quite wrong ; these 20 % PERCENT of upper - class citizens have broader human rights , democracy and freedom than do Western NORP societies . When God looks at China GPE , he sees only these 20 % ; the other 80 % PERCENT he ca n't see clearly . The income of the vast majority of these 20 CARDINAL , of upper - class citizens in China GPE is basically unreported income ; the proportion of their income that comes from fully declared earnings is a negligible part of their wealth . Only if China GPE eliminated unreported income would the income tax have an effect on rich people . And if China GPE wants to eliminate unreported income , to date there is no sign of that , and there is no compelling evidence to explain when China GPE might eliminate unreported income . Anyhow , it is not something our generation will see . That is why the income tax has no effect on regulating the wealth of China GPE 's rich people . It does however have a highly restrictive effect on the ability of poor people to get rich . A very simple explanation is that poor people are all wage earners who rely on fully declared wages for their living ; they do not have unreported income . Fully 100 % PERCENT of their income falls within the income - tax field of vision , so they ca n't escape even if they wanted to .
Add to this the fact that the threshold is under the level required to meet the necessary expenditures to maintain the basic necessities of life , and the poor are completely stymied . " Dragons give birth to dragons , phoenixes to phoenixes ; the son of a bandit will live in a cave . " " The children of poor people are always poor . " With the previous 800 yuan income tax threshold , if it were strictly enforced , 80 % PERCENT of beggars would have to pay . With a threshold set below 5000 yuan MONEY , this generation of poor people need not think about buying a home or driving a car . They will always be poor . Of course , many children of poor people are able to get rich , but this came about because the parents struggled harder , tightening their belts and " skimping on food and clothing " for themselves . Now how many university students who have received acceptance notifications are unable to enroll , and how many enrolled university students from the countryside have parents who are living through unimaginably hard times ? In Western NORP countries , the personal income tax is the most effective means of controlling excessively high incomes among the rich . But these are countries ruled by law , where official income is all recorded , citizen 's incomes are fully transparent , and therefore the personal income tax can easily achieve the effect of regulating income distribution .
The situation in China GPE is not like that ; if the personal income tax has an effect , it 's to increase financial revenues , and it has absolutely no income - regulating effect . 3 CARDINAL . Eliminating the income tax will benefit peasants . The vast majority of China GPE 's 900 million CARDINAL peasants are unable to reach the income level for paying income tax . But the peasants have contractual land , they have a low - consumption rural lifestyle and conditions , and they have basic housing . But if people in the cities do n't have money , everything is a struggle . If they go shopping for food by bike , they have to pay 20 cents MONEY for parking . They ca n't not pay the rent or they 'll have to sleep on the street . In terms of macroeconomic law , the distribution of wealth in Chinese NORP society is set at 2/8 CARDINAL , with the 20 % PERCENT of wealthy people holding 80 % PERCENT of the social wealth , and the 80 % PERCENT of poor people holding just 20 % PERCENT of the social wealth . The personal income tax threshold is too low , the urban population is too large , and the population participating in the 20 % PERCENT that goes to peasants is even greater , so the peasants ultimately have to get a reduced share of this 20 % PERCENT . If we eliminate the personal income tax , the number of poor people in the cities will be reduced , and the people participating in the peasant struggle for this 20 % PERCENT will be reduced , which will benefit the peasants .
In China GPE the wealthy will always hold 80 % PERCENT of the social wealth ; there has never been a softhearted rich person . 4 CARDINAL . This will really be beneficial in establishing a soft - landing market economy system . In recent years DATE China GPE 's rate of state financial growth has been higher than economic growth ; this is a highly abnormal phenomenon , and in terms of economic theory it is highly adverse for sustained , healthy growth of the national economy . The blood has all been pumped out of the national economy ; it 's like eating up all the seeds sown in the spring . The proportion of financial revenues from the personal income tax is about 6 % PERCENT . If we cancel out this 6 % PERCENT , we can slow down financial growth . And in the Chinese NORP economic cycle , excessive financial investment is not a good thing for economic growth and the establishment of a true market economy system . Compared to market investment , the efficiency of financial investment is less than half CARDINAL . And when there is too much financial investment , corruption is everywhere , all the time .
5 CARDINAL . It promotes the establishment of a harmonious society . Chinese NORP and foreign history amply demonstrates that a harmonious society is an olive - shaped society : the distribution of numbers of poor , middle - class and wealthy people making up the society is small at either end and larger in the middle , with 40 % PERCENT or more of the society being middle class . Chinese NORP society is 80 % PERCENT poor people , 20 % PERCENT wealthy ; there is no stable middle class , or it floats between the lower levels of the wealthy and the upper end of the poor and is highly unstable . There is no way this " 2/8 CARDINAL " social structure can establish a harmonious society . Eliminating the personal income tax to accumulate wealth for the people will be beneficial in producing and nourishing a middle class and will promote the creation of a harmonious society . In short , if our personal income tax policy can not help the poor get rich , and is unable to limit the excessive increase in wealth among the rich , then it is better not to have this kind of personal income tax . We need to adopt this kind of strategic insight when we consider this matter , so as to benefit the country and the people . This essay is dedicated to all the hardworking people of the world . [] You should stand by your child .
Re : I can only stand by the facts -LRB- forward -RRB- . [] <POSTER> Bcc [Bcc] -LSB- the following article was forwarded from Overseas Discussion Area -RSB- . [Bcc] I do n't know what the best way to deal with your child is . Do you know ? [Bcc] You 're 20 years old ; when you decided to have him , did you think you 'd be going through this problem ? [Bcc] If you 're thinking only of this child , then you should use legal means as quickly as possible to resolve this problem . [ Bcc PERSON ] But what the law can resolve is only the issue of alimony . [Bcc] How do you plan on getting through the future ? [Bcc] Will this child grow up in China GPE or in the United States GPE ?
[Bcc] If in the United States GPE , how will you support yourself ? [Bcc] How can you assure his livelihood ? [ Bcc PERSON ] By relying on Professor Cui 's alimony ? [ Bcc PERSON ] By relying on government assistance ? [Bcc] Even with both parents working , supporting a child is difficult . [Bcc] How can you assure this child 's education , food and clothing ? [Bcc] The child is blameless . [Bcc] Regardless of the reason that he came into this world , you can say that you struggled with all these difficulties for his benefit . [ Bcc PERSON ] But what did all this struggling get you ? [Bcc] And what do you plan to struggle for ?
[Bcc] You and CY ca n't be together . [Bcc] Even if his wife divorces him , her two CARDINAL children will need alimony too . [Bcc] Of all that you struggle for , the only thing left may be a limited amount of money and this child 's nationality . [Bcc] These things are far from enough to give him the happiness he needs . [Bcc] What he needs is a stable , warm home , a loving and not hostile environment , a mother at peace with herself . [ Bcc PERSON ] Whether you love CY or you hate him , it 's a mistake . [Bcc] You should not let this mistake influence your judgment , a judgment about the future and welfare of your child . [Bcc] If you really loved him , then God has already granted you the fruit of this love ; [Bcc] if you still bear animosity , then you should learn to forget that animosity in the warm expression in your child 's eyes , and not contaminate his purity with your animosity . [Bcc] Ugliness is its own punishment .
[ Bcc ORG ] In court , you carry that child , looking for the man who loves him and loves you . [Bcc] I hope mother and child are in good health and happy . [Bcc] -LSB- in xiaojueniu -LRB- peace is happiness -RRB- 's article , this was mentioned : -RSB- : [Bcc] : [Bcc] : I ca n't shield anyone , I can only stand by the facts , I ca n't commit perjury , Cui Yi PERSON did not negotiate with me , and now I have not [Bcc] : halted the legal proceeding . I only answered you to give them time to consider and prepare ; I am only acting in my child 's interests . [Bcc] : If Cui Yi PERSON does not accept responsibility and does n't even make any good - faith acknowledgement of his mistake , then the legal process will go forward . A person should [Bcc] : behave with dignity , with moral integrity ; nobody forgives people who want to cover up their mistakes . Toward your own flesh and blood , [Bcc] : someone who is so cruel , I ca n't let him go unpunished . Miss , if you can see these words of mine , I hope you can [Bcc] : contact me .
I will answer you and do some things for you and your child , therefore I am waiting for you to show good faith . So many days have passed , I [Bcc] : have n't waited for anything at all . I am keeping my promise to you . This week DATE is the last week DATE I 'll wait . My attorney has already [ Bcc PERSON ] : informed me that I can not communicate with you again . But I want to trust you . Please do n't disappoint me . I trust that you are a [Bcc] : good person and wo n't deceive me . If you are sincere , please have your attorney contact my attorney as soon as possible , OK ? For the sake of my [Bcc] : child , I need to stand up and move ahead .
[Bcc] : Please do not send me any probing letters from those friends who support Cui Yi PERSON ; my child and I have already been [ Bcc PERSON ] : hurt a great deal . Please do not hurt us any more . My child and I have gone through a life and death struggle , and I have [Bcc] : suffered greatly . There is nothing wrong with my demanding that my child receive the rights he should have . You have your own parents and children , I hope [Bcc] : you can speak out of your own kindness . Everybody should stop dragging in Cui Yi 's GPE relatives and stop dragging in Miss TITI PERSON , [Bcc] : OK ? Everybody care about me , please help me decide what is best for my child , thank you . They were down for a week DATE and hobbled for nearly a month DATE .
I find all of Otto Hornung 's PERSON stories to be fascinating , I would have liked to hitch a ride in his briefcase in years past DATE . The problem with this argument is that Bush PERSON lacked the experience necessary to be president when he ran in 2000 DATE , so this sort of cheap shot just hoists him by his own petard . Then it is time to hitch up . Even with his personal life in tatters , Sarkozy is obliged to hoist the French NORP tricoleur high in the international arena . Acctually , I would LIKE to see it happen , that way all of you out there willing to hoist helmet laws on cyclists will get a tast of your own medicine , after all , it is safer , you know ... ...
They have to be questioning why they hitched their wagon to Waltrip GPE . Hubby did n't complain of course , just did his best to hobble to the ramp -LRB- and did n't make it , of course -RRB- . at the same time , i hobble around like Grandpappy Amos PERSON so who knows what i 'll be like at 77 CARDINAL ? At the end of a Dirt Road LOC , there was always extra springtime income , from when city dudes would get stuck , you 'd have to hitch up a team and pull them out . It is also a good idea to shade newly emerging seedlings until most have germinated andor the weather has cooled .
until that tyvek grisliness is overstressed and shears . -RRB- Shame you 're not going to be there in December DATE when we old folkies will be having a second ORDINAL get-together at the Waverley PERSON as the first ORDINAL one went so well ! and the Shimano engineers did not recognize that it was not for long enough spline teeth that it failed but because it unscrewed and disengaged the spline to a point where it WAS too weak and sheared off . I like X followed by NT , too , but in our methods 1N shows a 17 CARDINAL -19 balanced hand , so in this case it 's either 2N CARDINAL or shade it a little because I 'm not thrilled about the C Qx . Shame the Prince 's book with all the recipes for Potions ORG is lost , though .
It occurred to me we are cursed in these groups with a few of our own , and they should be named and shamed . you are the sheep that they intend to shear and you give them money to do it to you all in the name of a more humain world , , ... this It sounded offended which gratified and shamed me at the same time . Nothing in my post said I could sit comfortably with those words , but I do n't have to heap my feelings about it on top to make it more than what it is . But Shakespeare PERSON 's sonnet breaks off from that tradition , for it heaps vilification on the beloved as if she were a tart .
If the U.S. GPE is to meet these new challenges successfully , we must find the most effective way to harmonize the unique talents and resources of law enforcement and intelligence . Shortly after 1 p.m. Eastern TIME time today DATE , in a speech on the Senate ORG floor , Mr. Warner PERSON heaped praise on Mr. Webb PERSON , but then delivered a sharp blow . His employers heaped praise upon his work while Frantz PERSON has just left the paper to become Middle East LOC correspondent of the Wall Street Journal ORG based in - of course , you guessed it - Istanbul . He received lengthy and warm applause as he arrived for a joint session of the Senate ORG and the House of Representatives ORG , and his address was met by several standing ovations as he heaped praise on the United States GPE . Shall yeet heap much Praise upon the glory of the Wereo .
& quot ; Another of GM ORG 's pension programs , however , saddles the company with a liability of $ 1.4 billion MONEY . folks , saddle up to the bar and order the drink of your choice as long as it is a well , this may be a long session and i do n't know if i can afford premiums . I would say that I 'd love to rustle around through your drawers , but I think that would come out sounding wrong . usenet group , but apparenly lysine is also good for anti-glycation and & quot ; scavenges blood sugar. & quot ; When she received the second ORDINAL huge bill , she wondered why the company , now aware that there was a problem , had n't intervened to stop the fees , or simply contacted her to inquire about them , like a credit card company .
& quot ; The point at issue , & quot ; he said at the time , & quot ; is not whether I believe in a Supreme Being ORG , but whether the state has a right to inquire into my beliefs. & quot ; When I inquired about that the answer I was told was this - the secret service is afraid that if anything happens to you , Bill Clinton PERSON becomes president . The way to inquire about this problem or request rethreading is to go to the RootsWeb Help Desk , http : helpdesk.rootsweb.com And judging by the number of people who came to purchase lecture CDs afterwards and to inquire about Islamic NORP courses , I would say we were successful in this respect , Al-hamdu PERSON lillah. & quot ; ronald I saw a PacLand a few years ago DATE -LRB- 03 ' or 04 ' -RRB- at Coinopwarehouse in Md. GPE , but I did n't inquire about the price .
Did n't have time to inquire more , had to go to work ... But now , should you go thither to seek him , you would inquire in vain for the Locofoco Surveyor . Every month since , I 've had to call up to inquire why my bill was $ 60-70 instead of the promised $ 39.95 MONEY . The Marine Corps Ospreys , known as MV-22s PERSON , will be used to ferry Marines NORP as well as cargo throughout predominately Sunni NORP Muslim Anbar province . After an intro , that left me unsure what song it was going to be they went into a kind of & quot ; Do n't Fence Me In , & quot ; kind of rhythm - the same rhythm the Who use on & quot ; Soon Be Gone , & quot ; but it seemed to be abandoned pretty fast for something approximating the rhythm on the album .
Besides carnitine , it ferries the potent antioxidant ergothioneine , which is also the precursor for metallothionein -LSB- PMID 15795384 -RSB- . You can usually seehear when this happens , get yourself to a nice cruising speed , say 60 CARDINAL mph , and then feather the throttle a little , when the bypass engages the revs will drop about 500rpm , but with no loss of speed . As it was , I ended up having to drive a van full of relatives to and from the reception , and ferry a batch of them to the airport . I myself have been on both sides of the ' square tsuba ' fence at one CARDINAL time or another , and I 'd very much like to ferret out what the truth is behind all this . They do n't work because the thief steels the device anyhow , and then either fences it for less money or tosses it when its found to be locked .
He showed it to me when I stayed with him in London GPE two weeks ago DATE , and I also got to leaf through his copy of the book . That is how to laminate two CARDINAL , without a mold . The researchers concluded : & quot ; In summary , our data show for the first ORDINAL time that hepcidin localizes to the phagosome of infected , IFN-gamma - activated cells and has antimycobacterial activity. & quot ; Dr. Gawande PERSON was pretty sure that , in this patient , the problematic gland , which had been causing her to leach calcium from her bones and send it into the bloodstream , was on the right side of the neck . IF the exact set wasnt covered by SAMS , I leaf around until I find the set that is most like the one CARDINAL at hand .
Januarius is buried in Naples GPE ; he is associated with the gooey red liquid because the blood from his severed head was stored in a vial and is believed to liquefy and bubble at certain times of the year . It usually looks like some kind of complex up-do , and it 's usually hair spray laminated to the extent that it probably wo n't move for a week DATE , LOL ... Light is a concern , because the colours will leach out . He leached out the salts in 1999 DATE , not in 1984 DATE . For some reason , he 's the one I gravitate towards .
It 's no wonder that , at an early age , I gravitated toward my own music -- copies of the Stones ' Hot Rocks 1964-1971 DATE and Sticky Fingers PERSON , my version of & quot ; alt rock. & quot ; And they did n't gouge me on the price . The Earth LOC may have gotten a big reheating when a giant impact gouged the Moon out of its surface . I have several gauges , but I seem to gravitate toward the .80mm . I 've heard of gouging & quot ; rich USAans & quot ; , but this is the first ORDINAL case I 've heard of companies trying to gouge the non-USAans and let the USAans off cheap !
I 've got a 14 year-old DATE Siamese NORP who grazes throughout the day on Senior 's High Fibre food . But , you 've got to gravitate to what grabs you . Were antimatter observed to gravitate oppositely to that of regular matter , the discoverers would be on the fast track for a Nobel . So , why did Jesus choose you , Ray PERSON ? Thus it will change the data intelligence structure of certain aspects of the host and will also allow itself to carry itself along lines of the hosts external connectors by presenting themselves when objects it has attached to within the host are retrieved by the host knowingly or unknowingly .
I carry a spare bolt to use with the BFH to pound on for stuck ones . so I choose MONEY Goddess ! The consequences of the choices we make , and the family and friendships that carry us through ... . Whichever option you choose , pick the one that best suits your situation and lifestyle . His words carry a poetic ring , though in his native Eyak tongue his name Jamachakih translates loosely to mean " The Little Bird That Screams a Lot and Wo n't Shut Up WORK_OF_ART . "
Again , choose one CARDINAL with integral Freeview tuner . Scientists compared the men 's Y chromosomes , the tiny structures within cells that carry the genetic instructions that tell a developing foetus to become a boy . Use the buttons on the picture thumb nails and choose photos on the left side to see a wider virgin of it . They cover large distances , using far less energy than almost any other large land animal . Residents are by no means universally satisfied : Health care activists in both states say the programs are rife with flaws , including deductibles that cost families thousands of dollars MONEY per year .
Printing manuals would cost more than calculator itself if done in Kinko GPE . Place the jars on a rack , without them touching one another , in a deep canning kettle with boiling water to cover by 1 inch QUANTITY . The Congressional Budget Office ORG estimates that reducing gasoline consumption 10 percent PERCENT through an increase in fuel economy standards would cost producers and consumers about $ 3.6 billion MONEY a year . I ca nt cover these myself , but perhaps someone else can do a quick demo of a tool they use ? It seems that when they catch the officers doing something bad or wrong , the law suit payouts can cost the city too .
The printed specs cover only through 1996 DATE . The environmental impact study could cost millions CARDINAL alone . Compared with larger headphones that cover the entire ear , some insertable headphones , like the white ones sold with Apple Computer 's ORG iPods ORG , increased sound levels by up to nine CARDINAL decibels . I was also given Neulasta , and Arensep -LRB- do n't know if I spelled it right -RRB- in conjuction with the treatments . But it is part of CDMA2000 , which does n't suck power as badly as 3G .
Poor Jordon did n't stand a chance , with a mother who not only gave him a completely stupid name , but did n't even know how to spell it properly . It sucks ... . Cheers , Phil Phil Wilson PERSON wrote : but did n't even know how to spell it properly . they suck , IMO . she sucked the life right out of me .
Serial killers ca n't spell . The student at the blackboard spelled it correctly , but the card Quayle PERSON had been handed read " potatoe . " The reason the whole subprime market was so attractive was because of the unregulated ability to suck people into thinking they could afford something they could n't and by the time they realized it , it would be someone else 's problem . I want to add , -LSB- from my book -RSB- , a little more detail : Kempner PERSON was disarming a mine when one CARDINAL of his men accidentally tripped another mine . Erica PERSON ; I use this recipe often , and it was approved of greatly by my veterin - arian : 1 cup boiled chicken , beef or fish 1 tbsp .
Or the times I tripped on mushrooms on cold winter nights , laying on a frozen pond , looking up at the stars and feeling my mind bend . What you have right now is partisanship on Capitol Hill LOC that quite often boils down to insults , insinuations , inquisitions and investigations rather than pursuing the normal business of trying to pass major pieces of legislation , such as appropriations bills , and to try to work in such a way as to demonstrate to the American NORP people that Congress ORG and the White House ORG can work together . As expected , momentarily connecting this leakage current immediately tripped the garage RCD . David - who gets really annoyed when the volts drop so low his microwave can hardly boil water Esther & Fester Bestertester ORG wrote : I 've got a 240 CARDINAL v. electric water heater and a need for a 208 v -LRB- single - phase -RRB- one CARDINAL . Small parts I boil with a dab of automatic dishwasher detergent .
Today I got pretty winded rocking away in my chair so I went upstairs for a nap but tripped over my beard which is the same color as the fog before my eyes . My goodness , you tripped all over yourself there to try to defend your rather weak -LRB- and yet very common on this newsgroup -RRB- position that it 's all Righetti PERSON 's fault that these scrub pitchers pitch like scrubs when they come to the big leagues . It seems like you 'd have to eat an awful lot of steamed shrimp and boiled veggies to get up to 500 CARDINAL calories ! And it seems I failed to localize the datadir path . I would n't want you to think I mellowed any .
Warwick PERSON , a cybernetics professor at the University of Reading in England ORG , is involved in ambitious and dangerous experiments in the quest to meld man and machine . In any event , it remains to be seen whether or not he 'll mellow out . If so , that would be perfect for those who feel the need to meld the new with the old . The smoke does n't really mellow out as much as the rest of the flavors . For the record , his tactic seems to be to lull you into a feeling of security by saying things like & quot ; You can have this one , I do n't deserve it. & quot ; or & quot ; I 've got nothing left , this one is yours . '
Perhaps they were just agreeing with you in order to lull you into a false sense of security and then they willl later stab you in the back . I hope to God that speying mellows the pair of them or they will be the death of me yet ! The reason the resolution matters is not because of its impact on the president , but on Congress ORG ; not because it will goad the president into action , but because it will force Congress ORG to face its own fears . This book has a picture of a lovely two CARDINAL -branched pewter candlestick with enamel insets , designed by Archibald Know for ORG Liberty & ORG amp ; Co. , circa 1905 DATE , and it looks like it gleams . I used to glide in the UK GPE a long time back but really have no desire to spend all weekend away from the family ! !
I 'm willing to accept that you mean well , and are trying to goad Habari development to pay close attention to an area that you feel is of utmost importance . A Cruise Through Royal Caribbean 's ORG History By shravankumar -LRB- shravankumar -RRB- You guessed it : it'sa Royal Caribbean ORG cruise ship , a mass of one hundred thousand tons CARDINAL , that glides on the ocean between Florida GPE and the islands of the Caribbean LOC on a regular basis . Here is one I want to classify as fair but I do n't want people to get in an uproar ; I hope people will vote on this one CARDINAL P 245 Mention that Lockhart PERSON was pairing Neville GPE with Justin and Snape who & quot ; glided over like a large malevolent bat & quot ; and says & quot ; a bad idea , Professor Lockhart PERSON . They would try to convince me to come back to the meetings , It 's a frightening experience to watch their eyes glaze over whilst they parrot quotes from their literature and the bible and completely reject reality . Do n't know if it 'll be that high , but as they 've shown in the past , they 'll take any chance at all to gouge .
He also followed the SC ORG into that turn at SC ORG speeds as if he was just to glide through , there was no indication that he would do a brake warming there , especially not the way he did it . By contrast , the US GPE orbiter is unpowered and must glide to its landing . Of course , on the other hand , big-power Sporties NORP would occasionally flex the trapdoor and blow the lower rear quarter CARDINAL out of the case . The warmth of the power of the God fertilizes the Earth LOC and so the earliest beginnings of spring occur . Do n't fixate on each and every topic that comes up .
The bimini top : How it is attached to the boat , how much it flexes the windshield at the attach points , and how much noise it makes because of the flexing . How often do I need to fertilize it ? If you are looking at a set of polybushes and you can easily flex them in your hands then they are too soft . It is also a good time to fertilize your deciduous trees too . The incident occurred Friday DATE , the same day DATE Russian NORP President Vladimir Putin PERSON flexed his military 's muscle by placing strategic bombers back on long-range patrol for the first ORDINAL time since the breakup of the Soviet Union GPE .
Do n't fixate on blood sugar control . He rarely twitches or flexes his muscles or in any way deviates from the posture he has assumed early on . Being appreciative of their role , Islam harmonizes the individuals and the State in such a way that individuals have the freedom necessary to develop their potentialities and not to encroach upon the rights of their fellowmen . same fellow who in 1614-1616 DATE -LRB- along with the Combe PERSON brothers and the Stratford ORG man tangentially involved -RRB- promoted the highly controversial plan to enclose the commons in Welcomb to graze sheep . I think it was because everyone who saw him gushed over him like nobody 's business .
Haveman PERSON nearly gushes over the level of U.S. GPE support in Iraq GPE . A spinout on the Snohomish River Bridge LOC gummed up traffic . & quot ; I ca n't believe I 'm on the same stage as Angela Davis PERSON , & quot ; she gushed . He claimed his cows were so fascinated by the train that they would n't graze anymore , but just stood looking down the tracks all day , waiting for the next train to whizz by . is also possible that the missing details would make it even more difficult to harmonize the accounts.Of
But it was not the lesson Hamas ORG needs right now as it gropes its way towards political reality and acceptance of Israel GPE 's right to exist . Let 's continue to harmonize . I do n't think I ever heard of quick-ratio gears in a truck , and the guts do n't interchange . My question -LRB- after all that ;- -RRB- , how stiff is Berkley Fireline PERSON in the 30 CARDINAL lb test and is it really easy to knot ? Just as it was interesting to hear Knopler ORG 's voice intertwined with miss Emmylou PERSON 's , I think it 'd be interesting to hear Springsteen 's and Knopfler PERSON 's very unique styles of lead-guitar on the same song ... it 'd
In Talwar , in 1909 DATE , Veer Savarkar PERSON wrote that the idea of writing the book on 1857 was not merely to create a record of history , but to kindle burning passion for struggle . There were a large number of makers , and few of the feet will interchange . I think he was primarily a man who could intoxicate himself with his own words . If you laminate them , here 's a tip : pre-fold your map where you want the creases , then laminate . The spools interchanged with 63 CARDINAL model .
-LRB- I think that 's the one ; I tend to jumble his titles . -RRB- These men wo n't scruple at the inevitable nuclear weapon . Before I got her fixed , she managed to scent up the entire livingroom furniture . The dog is sent off in the direction of the fall , in a straight line , of course , and if he remains on that straight line , he 'll eventually either see or scent the fallen bird , and then he 'll pick it up and return to the line with it . LOL The head cat lifts it 's head as it scents danger. .
If you had to make the enchilada sauce from scratch , that 's no big deal either , just soak dried chiles overnight , or take fresh chiles and de-seed and de-vein them , scorch them in a frying pan with some oil , then stick them in a blender and puree them . I thought for sure you 'd scorch Gary Burn-more PERSON . With ONT on the pull - you will have to scavenge them from another chest , if you can find one . But neyther did remaine A Cloude GPE wherewith to shade the Earth LOC , nor yet a showre of raine . It 's when they run it down first ORDINAL in order to get a better price , this is what makes most dealers seethe .
The hot sun seemed to intensify , and Mal reached up a hand to shade his eyes . To this day , Ditka GPE seethes over it . In addition , one CARDINAL multigenerational prostate cancer family that segregated the c.1592delT Do n't get me wrong , I 'm not trying to segregate the group just make it more efficient . As soon as the government confiscates or sequesters a house of a loan borrower , their next attempt is to sell it off .
The & quot ; McDiesel & quot ; scheme has to compete with existing uses for fryer fat. A careful design of this might segregate materials into three CARDINAL grades , the burnables , the landfill garbage and the recyclables . If you saw the mounting and the light fixture and shade it would be hard to imagine that this is a made up piece . In the context of Shakespeare Myth PERSON , & quot ; the last trumpet & quot ; heralds the end of ArchetypalStratfordian MAN-Beast 's & quot ; houre vpon the stage & quot ; , as in 83829 54528 138357 . He herds his basketballs around the yard until he gets too hot then he 'll run up to the patio , throw himself into the tank and have a nice long drink of his own bathwater . It 's a normal day - at least , as normal as a day inside Hyades Wizarding School ORG can be , when suddenly an alarm sounds - an alarm that heralds shocking news : The ancient and powerful Wands of Procyon have been stolen from the Torchwood Room ORG , where they were displayed , on loan from the Royal Wizarding Museum ORG .
It seems that these Corgis naturally want to herd . Even the pressbook for NIGHT heralds the fact that it takes place in the & quot ; Eileen & quot ; apartment . Pepe PERSON 's arrival at Inkaterra heralded not only a new phase in the conservation plan , but a new romance for the bear . Montgomery split up with the other Daytonians in Long Beach GPE , Calif. GPE , and hitched a ride with a trucker who delivered him to the corner of Haight and Ashbury GPE streets in San Francisco GPE , ground zero CARDINAL of the counterculture . COSATU welcomes the unity displayed by the two CARDINAL MDC factions on Sunday DATE , who , for the first ORDINAL time , appeared in a public event together , and hopes that this heralds the emergence of the broadest possible mass movement in support of democracy and human rights in Zimbabwe GPE .
few scientists will touch cold fusion because it is now seen as wacky and therefore a career - wrecker . You mean like the " friend who rides " who told me to never , ever touch the front brake lest I die instantly ? Change Subject lines , and 2 CARDINAL . Trim your posts Lots of good information otherwise is lost !! Then AFTER Ramirez touched home and stood up , but BEFORE the ump made the call , Torrealba PERSON tagged him AGAIN , this time with the ball . He followed the well - known candidates , who trimmed and tacked : The crowd , a few thousand of the party diehards , was getting a close look at the men seeking the Democratic nod , and not liking what it saw .
I 've used them to display messages with attachments , to trim my mail folder size . 12 CARDINAL or 13 CARDINAL shades , insulated gloves , full leathers , even a bucket of water to toss the stinger in after it gets too hot to touch -LRB- with gloves ! -RRB- . Someday I 'm going to trim all the non-operative links , so I 'd appreciate it if you would let me know what 's not working -- that is , if anyone is reading this . I trim my pigs ' nails about once a month . would n't mind seeing if he has one , he is still young enough I could if he would only let me touch his tummy ...
It passes over fallen logs with long , noiseless leaps ; it creeps serpent - like beneath the wreck left by a summer cyclone ; it crosses the barren reaches of oak openings , where the shadows cast by huge pines adjacent mingle in fantastic figures ; it casts a shifting shadow itself as it sweeps across some lighter spot , where faint moonbeams find their way to the ground through overhanging branches . So I suppose a swept back bowl gouge and a 34 CARDINAL " round nose scraper for cleanup . My point is that if we have to ' prove ' it by looking at all the possible ways a map might be coloured , we can thrash through it eternally , maybe . The T formation swept most the NFL ORG in the 1940s DATE . Beagle GPE and the related programs sit there and thrash your drive constantly while building up index after index in your home directory .
It was quite an experience -- 11,000 miles QUANTITY in eight days DATE -- and no matter how my two compatriots and I thrashed that thing , it kept on truckin' . Alan Liefting PERSON wrote : Could it be that the apparent shocking increase in life - threatening natural disasters -LRB- floods etc -RRB- is tied to a global increase in population -LRB- and in news dissemination -RRB- so that a flood that might have affected hundreds CARDINAL of people , many of whom might have been able to get out of the way , now sweeps through densely packed urban areas causing vastly more damage and loss of life ? Leo PERSON and Peter can surely thrash it out -- playing the genealogical leapfrog they so delight in . A team that does not come roaring back and soundly thrash the very competitive Packers will likely be eliminated from the playoffs by the middle of October DATE . The reporter later wrote of the event : " As the mad storm swept round the cars the blast was deafening .
In fact , I 'm quite sure the world could n't handle the mayhem these two CARDINAL clowns could create . Famed author Amos Oz PERSON once declared " we will lay down on the roads , block the crossings , and blow up the bridges to stop the transfer of Arabs NORP . " You can sort this data and create summary tables for analysis . Web - based applications create Web content for Web browser clients . You are talking about a State that just recently deported an Imam who , on his application for citizenship did n't declare his affiliations with a group that was n't on a terrorist watch list at the time .
and ' for what purpose did God create me ? ' -LRB- Japan GPE will attack the Philippines GPE , unless the U.S. GPE explicitly declares its neutrality . -RRB- I declare myself confused , and I 'm not happy about it . Error the other way , and you mechanically may as well declare PC victory up front without even fighting the battles . If that 's true it is another indication that maybe we should n't blame commuters who seek far flung housing any more than we blame employers who create massive needs .
Rather than cutting a one CARDINAL - piece that 's double indexed , just buy a two CARDINAL piece , adjust to the angle you want and glue it in place . Wait to my dogs means stop all forward motion until I call you or redirect you . One CARDINAL solution that has been suggested to the controversy over Iran GPE 's nuclear program is for it to abandon its efforts to enrich uranium and just buy the necessary fuel from Russia GPE . In the U.S. GPE , under the FTC ORG regulations , one CARDINAL has up to 30 days to cancel and return anything they buy via internet . If Syria GPE wants to avoid the fate of Iraq GPE they should consider pulling out of Lebanon GPE immediately and call off their alliance the latter of which probably wo n't happen but the former might under the right persuasive methods .
You have two CARDINAL options - buy the expensive bags that hold a full 8 oz , or put less in the Playtex bags . You call cross posting and spamming marketing ? If interested , call my cell at 703 CARDINAL -868-7896 . I am proud to call other scholars my friends also , whether they 're Oxfordians or Traditionalists . So , I have no option but to buy sleeping pills from an online pharmacy .
Or suppose they leaked the identity of a CIA ORG agent in order to punish the agent 's family . They all tell tales . Neil Young PERSON tells a story of driving his vegetable oil -LRB- or whatever -RRB- powered Hummer PERSON around and getting razzed by the greenies for it , and then -LRB- I can only suppose with sinister delight -RRB- telling them how much greener he 's drving than they are . I want to make clear my position : anonymous bloggers are ok in my book , and maybe more than ok when they blog anonymously to tell the truth because if they revealed themselves , they would be cut off from viewing the truth . I suppose personal preference comes in when it comes to ' diffraction ' spikes .
And yonder comes the famous Mr. MOLE PERSON , of whom you so often have heard your father tell ! ' Can anyone tell me its value ? I suppose we ca nt always be exchanging grid squares and signal reports . Well I suppose one CARDINAL atom helps a flower . Thanks again Leslie - and PERSON please tell Allan PERSON that he is a great host !
Good thing there 's no actual crime in Ohio GPE , thereby freeing 45 CARDINAL of the local cops to spend an afternoon TIME preventing the consumption of beer on the Little Miami GPE river . On the Digitrax DH12x series , those two CARDINAL extra wires serve no purpose and I snip 'em . Like what if you had one more day to spend with Uncle Ben PERSON , something like that . That includes permitting spotting that helps us rural folks presence be known so we can make more contacts and not spend hour on hour listening to nothing but white noise . There 's the indefensible horror show at the Army ORG medical centers , the conviction of Libby PERSON and the coming conflagration when Dumbya GPE pardons him , the pressure from Congress ORG to tell the truth about Iraq GPE , the ongoing shame of the disaster in New Orleans GPE , the shameful prostituting of junk science to serve politics ...
Lex Frieden PERSON , a disability advocate who served with Maggie PERSON on the presidentially appointed National Council on Disability ORG 15 years ago DATE , describes Maggie PERSON as supremely " gracious " and seldom critical of anything . I serve myself , sit down , and there 's no milk ! -- Dale Carnegie PERSON " Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince a person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise . Pour the sauce into a nice serving bowl and serve with the coconut shrimp . Allah SWT , however , is saying that these believers spend a very precise , well defined and mathematically known portion of wealth for the needy and the poor .
My intention is to rack it next weekend DATE if the SG ORG drives below 1.0 CARDINAL . Most of them rake it up and put it in bags . I typically rack off the fruit after two weeks DATE . Besides , I already knew how to rake dirt . I wait until fermentation has slowed significantly then rack to a 3 gallon carboy to let it complete fermentation and then clear .
It Automatically Rakes In Hundreds CARDINAL Of Pips ... The third ORDINAL installment , " The Bourne Ultimatum , " opened last weekend DATE and raked in $ 70.2 million MONEY at the box office . I racked it to secondary after a week -LRB- was mostly done with ferment -RRB- and it 's been in there for week DATE so far . Since that RAM ORG archive pissed me off with inaccurate number of posts and placed me at Number 8 CARDINAL of all - time I immediately racked up the posts to move back into my rightful Number 4 CARDINAL slot . I 'd say to rake them away and put them on the soil where garden or landscape beds are located .
nate you will notice that I resisted the urge . ' First ORDINAL impressions you make help build momentum and success . ' The purpose of pseudonymous authorship , as I construe it , was in fact to cast a veil over the local landmarks which would allow readers to easily make such associations between the characters of the play and persons of de Vere 's ORG own life . I did notice another peculiar thing about my Ram . it 's always the idiots that make this claim defensively I ca nt count the number of times i spammed my high aggro spells then switched into drain tank mode to keep the healer alive .
In fact , if you re-read what i was responding to , you will notice an unsurprising lack of references . The secretary - general reported that these problems of poverty and disparity make peace unpredictable . They barely notice the climb out of Huddersfield . Cut ORG and dried they make fairly decent firewood and they are fast growers . One CARDINAL thing I notice about recumbent riders locally is that they are overwhelmingly obese middle aged males .
They are BOLD , wildly innovative and know how to scale the sort of infrastructure required to pull off this madness . A friend once sealed dry ice in a glass tube to watch it liquefy , which takes a lot of psi 's . Fill the pie with stew , place top crust and with a fork , seal the crusts together then poke holes in top . Whisk egg with water ; brush some over joints , pressing to seal . Is there anyway to scale this voltage up to the full range ?
Then it is time to cluster and scale your architecture . Diego PERSON converted two CARDINAL penalties as the German NORP visitors held off a determined Dinamo ORG team to seal progress . Indeed , the long - term success of a corporation depends on having a model that scales up profitably . : The US GPE should scale down its : military since ultimately , this is in large part aimed at securing : access to crude oil at prices the US GPE think suit its needs . He was quoted as saying , " by no means does it seal the deal , but people do want to sit down and talk with you .
Actually enforcing these policies may make customers very reluctant to buy anything , so many stores have much more liberal return policies although according to the local news in Texas GPE , some stores are cracking down on people who return a lot of stuff . Are n't you supposed to report table closings like this to O Kb ? In Canada GPE , Inuit GPE hunters report that an increasing number of polar bears look emaciated because the shrinking ice cover has curtailed their ability to fatten up on seals . Less consistently , in hot weather 70 - 90 degrees CARDINAL , the idle speed will randomly rise to 2000 - 2500 DATE RPM and randomly return to normal some time later . They also exhibit all the behaviours normally ascribed to humans in pain and they report feeling pain though they do tend to use a more limited and non-verbal vocabulary .
He stated that most individuals could return their vision from 2070 to 2020 DATE , but he felt that returning vision from 20320 CARDINAL to 2030 was hard to believe . It would also , by extension , be extremely nice and helpful if a support library would report said error to the calling application so that the application developer might have the opportunity to respond in a graceful manner to environmental conditions . Why would n't he return kindness for kindness ? Since 1978 DATE , as a post-Watergate check on Richard Nixon 's PERSON power abuses , inspectors bypass the chain of command within their own agencies and report their findings directly to Congress ORG . And then I quietly return to pondering about the shapely human female form , and other natural beauties .
A friend of mine who is a mechanic for Citroen PERSON told me that you know it 's time to replace a clutch when you have to press the pedal right to the floor to disengage it . A deviate is someone who deviates from the normal . I think it 's easier to get out of the pedal with black cleats since you do n't have to go past the float to disengage . The founders may have differed over the contours of the relationship between religion and government , but they never deviated from the conviction that there was an important and inseparable connection between the two CARDINAL . If you are crossing systems , you need to use transposing gears in the headstock , and you ca n't disengage the half CARDINAL -nuts without losing sync , so you pretty much have to run the lathe in reverse .
I believe it is time to disengage from the Olmerts and Baraks . If he tells him about the bomb , I do n't know why the salesman would come back unless he knew how to diffuse it -LRB- and was willing to -RRB- . If you have accepted the doctrine of ahimsa without a full realization of its implications , you are at liberty to repudiate it . The good thing about this is that if you rerun it , it does no harm . I then reran the import in the main wiki .
The other thing would be to try and reseat the card and see if that helps . Why do n't they just go ahead and repudiate the US GPE debt ? I just reran $ PLAN9INSTALL with this change and it works like before -LRB- as expected -RRB- . Mr. Justice Rangnekar PERSON of the Bombay High Court observed in the Hirachand Gangji vs. Rowji Sejpal PERSON -LRB- AIR 1939 DATE , Bombay 377 ORG -RRB- : & quot ; It is true that the Jains reject the scriptural character of the Vedas and repudiate the Brahmanical doctrines relating to obsequial ceremonies , the performance of Sraddhas PERSON and offering of oblations for the salvation of the soul of the deceased . More important , it repudiates the fundamental values of our country and costs Iraqis NORP their lives .
Did you reseat it ? So I do not killfile all oafs because then my discussion becomes more of a monologue and that repulses other readers . Of course I was trying to elicit a response about the double standard we have in this nation about race . She helps him elude agents , and they fall for one CARDINAL -another . Oh BTW : it 's bad feelings exactly what I want to elicit .
& quot ; Resurrection & quot ; is an anagram of Cretin ORG rouser -- which is exactly what Lyra PERSON 's post was , as it elicited an aneuendorffer114 ... I can tell you jokes that cross the panoply of the human condition , the point of which all will elude you . i got him out then and felt him all over and could n't elicit a pain response , but that does n't mean it 's not there . If you 're interested in getting muscularly larger but it is a goal that continues to elude you , you can finish up your reading with this post . The facilitator is in a legitimate position to elicit information from the group as a whole , as well as from specific individuals who are not forthcoming .
But that 's why it spread , and that 's a -- it increases the reservoir of potential support for the terrorists , who regard themselves as a vanguard , attempting to elicit support from others , bring others to join with them . Hymes ' office , which nurtures promising technologies that can be used by the military branches , plans to spend $ 9 million MONEY over the next two years DATE on the effort . He is feeling pressure from within his country to normalize relations with the West LOC , and Iran GPE -at-large wants the various sanctions to end and they do not want to be invaded by U.S. GPE This is understandable . And this served to nurture a lack of accountability , a belief that he could do whatever he wanted . I also like to normalize it and while it can be done with mp3 it does n't work on most players and so I do that to the wav and then compress it to ogg or mp3 .
But it ca n't make sense to spend 10 CARDINAL times as much to try to bring low-achieving students to mere proficiency as we do to nurture those with the greatest potential . They realized that we were talking not only about how to improve our lives as individuals but how to nurture a flourishing democracy . When I look at the recorded waveform , I 'm only peaking at about 30 % PERCENT , so I have to normalize a lot to make the signal usable . However , they do want to nurture him into the position . The whole idea is to do the things that nurture you and your family and to do them in a way that does not leave you feeling overwhelmed and exhausted .
I 'd taken him down to the river for an off-leash romp , and he nosed out a pile of bones for me -LRB- well , he thought they might be for him , but we quickly sorted out the issue of ownership -RRB- . He had a lot of work to do when that SysAdmin moved on to & quot ; bigger and better & quot ; and a new SysAdmin recoiled in horror at the idea of WSH & quot ; on my system & quot ; and went on a search and destroy mission . The experiment reeks of Uncle Al 's ORG GR-hole chirality . It was the moment when the president and his party recommitted themselves to an indefinite , decades DATE -long Iraq GPE occupation , and when the Iraq war was formally handed over to the next president , with forces near the maxed-out 2006 DATE level . At it 's worst , it reeks of countries where you can be stopped at any time and place and asked to present your papers .
She recoiled . Wow , that just reeks of cheapskate . In the 1990s DATE , we almost recoiled seeing images of Bill Clinton PERSON , pudgy and pale-skinned , in drab polos on Martha 's Vineyard , in stark contrast to the dreamy pics from decades ago DATE of John Kennedy 's PERSON preppy , all-American good looks as he sailed and summered . I tell you the truth , he will dress himself to serve , will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them. & quot ; I was told that when the vehicle lost power and I reeved the engine - that this could have cause a possible failing lifter to fail .
Not being a Chaplinista I ca n't say , but I think this reeks of hyperbole . Therefore , Bush PERSON posits , we must stay the course in Iraq GPE , no matter how bleak the situation becomes . Lacan posits a nature in contrast to Foucault ORG 's nurture , and yet the result is the same . This thread began because Kositsky PERSON and Stritmatter PERSON posited research that claims a huge Stratfordian NORP assumption , encapsulated by David Kathman PERSON in his essay , was based on sloppy , shallow research , parroted year DATE after year after year DATE . This posits that there is nothing troubling about an animal species dying out because we have no commercial need for them .
& quot ; Wovon man nicht sprechen kann , daruber muss man schweigen & quot ; - Ludwig Wittgenstein , Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus Dear moron Ingo Menger ORG , In this thread , i posit some thoughts . Sure but if one posits a difference between the media , then it is either demonstrated by using the best equipment for each or it is not . But I posit that if indeed this is an issue , it 's probably not one CARDINAL the state legislature can solve on its own . Satan has a vast advantage in such cases to ply them with various temptations , which he is not wont to neglect : in such a case , persons very much need a guide to lead them to an understanding of what we are taught in the word of God concerning the nature of grace , and to help them to apply it to themselves . You 're not the first ORDINAL to posit this about Iran GPE , and this could apply to any country that finds itself on the outs with the U.S. GPE Know thine enemy , and get yourself nukes if they do .
If any of the above happens , that might change the timeline of 9 CARDINAL -11 but I do n't think that 's the case , unless one CARDINAL posits a really , serious change of attitude . Consequently , it was not enough to kill the Jews -- he wanted to obliterate everything that was Jewish in the world . But I think that having a dog like that means you want a dog with that special drive and means that you should take special care to nurture it . Rather it would ossify the regulation that 's already in place . They nuzzle her .
They mean to keep that monopoly , and Israel GPE 's current leaders are pressing for the United States GPE to obliterate Iran GPE 's fledgling nuclear program . This outraged the army , whose troops were sleeping in tents at a cost of $ 1.39 MONEY a day . I 'm no big abortion fan , but I think it 's going too far to take away all choice from the mother who must dedicate her life to a child she 's ill equipped to love and nurture for the next 16 years DATE or so . You are also mislead if you really believe that the aim of Hizbollah ORG is to obliterate every person from a certain race . Show me where he said he wanted the power to obliterate religion .
Postmodernism obliterates the distinction . Rather than just using lots of put statements in my view I want to try and use a debug hash or object to store all the debug data so that i can then render it on the page in a nice way . Army ORG trucks rammed ambulances and blocked them from reaching the homes of those overcome by the gas . Hemoglobin combines with carbon monoxide to form the stable compound carboxyhemoglobin , which renders hemoglobin unable to bond with oxygen and results in hypoxia of tissues . He was also the focus of national outrage being a British NORP Merchant Navy master who had been executed by the Germans NORP for attempting to ram a German NORP submarine .
Of course I could do the layout without the columns and just render columns ' divs in each view , but I think that is not the Cake 's way either -LRB- page 's layout should be defined as a whole in layout files -RRB- . Bellow has always tasked himself to render American NORP characters and the result has been humanly complex , satirical comedy . Lesnar ORG rammed Angle into the stairs and posted him . We are scared stiff that large corporates will go the Linux Open Office ODF way if we continue to try and ram Vista down their throats . A student would then say a topic - related sentence or question , and the ajon would render it in culturally appropriate Thai GPE .
what if I made sample patterns , rammed them up , and poured in aluminum . Keep on bemoaning the loss of your friends and contributors , and as long as you continue to remain silent while Fred PERSON writes the most horrible things , and folks like Bugge NORP echo them , you are doomed to see this saga replay itself over and over again . Please check the req and send me the resume ASAP Please send the resumes to sku ... Vets see enough ferrets these days DATE and , though we are loath to admit it , they are our cousins . Please see the instructions below for gathering signatures on petitions and forwarding the petitions on .
We postulate that Israel GPE would need 6 CARDINAL - 7 tankers minimum to send 24 CARDINAL combat aircraft against Iran GPE , a flight that 's not much farther than the round - robin between Seymour PERSON and Grand Rapids GPE . This might fix the above issue , etc. I 'm going to try that new spkg out along with the corresponding patch to see if it fixes the problem ... But really , the best thing to do , is be nice to your mail recipients and send plain text . Super-shear rupture velocities send more energy out to the sides , but do not generate the forward - directed " directivity pulse " . On Dec 13 DATE , 7:24 am , jcbda wrote : See Below I have been getting this reply whenever I send a gmail to my daughter ... she is also a gmail user .
We see her equip herself effectively with that in mind . I wonder how the pro versions handle files that are in an " incomplete " state - I would have thought they 'd have to skip locked files . I 'd buy that theory long before one CARDINAL that says anyone from our own government would purposefully kill someone from our own country for little or now gain . Without these standards , anyone could attempt to manufacture batteries and handle all the dangerous materials that are used therein . In that case , the need is less for a larger army than for one CARDINAL reorganized to better handle these new tasks .
Saying religion is what causes problems is like saying guns kill . Reach for , handle and manipulate objects . The city is sealed off from the rest of Jerusalem GPE and troops are ordered to shoot to kill any curfew violators . Your hands are dripping with the blood of thousands CARDINAL of Iraqis NORP , victims of your bloodthirsty kin mercenaries aiming to kill a budding democracy in Iraq GPE next door . Where is this world where the drunks only kill themselves ?
This is because I really need Scribes ability to handle author and event cards in some cases . Ca nt you support your own allegations ? This is rather elaborate and should support most use cases . Having a default flavour does n't stop you adding your own , though they should keep things reasonably compact in the core MM . So I 'd like to politely stop encouraging it now .
Hamas ORG was labeled a terrorist organization before they were elected and it should n't have been a surprise when the International ORG community minus the Arab NORP countries stopped sending money to support these savage terrorists . I have code in CherryPy 's shutdown task list to stop those threads . And neither do I support Elizabeth 's conjecture ! So it took me a while to stop yelling ' DITTO ! ' The Iams Company is the only dog food company to financially support the quail restoration project on the Ames Plantation ORG , home to the National Bird Dog Championship ORG and for many years we have commissioned original oil paintings by Ross B. Young PERSON , of the National Champion Bird Dog ORG .
They also maintain that the operation will stop Iranian NORP arms entering Basra GPE . The DWP ORG also built the Castaic PERSON pumping generator plant which pumps water out of Castaic Lake LOC at night and can then release it through hydroelectric turbines to provide peak power in case of an emergency . -LRB- In those days someone had to pump large bellows backstage to provide air for the pipes . -RRB- As soon as the instinct does n't contribute to human survival , Shakespeare punches out . Rove PERSON has this faux hero pumped full to the brim with patriotism enhancement drugs , the political equivalent of Barry Bonds .
VoiceMax ORG holds your transceiver at 100 % PERCENT modulation allowing you to punch through heavy channel traffic This does not apply to FM . Punch down the dough . But before you buy them , remove the pads and pump the piston nearly out and see whether there is any corrosion on the piston . A while ago I got in a seriously bad temper and punched a door twice , full force . Some extra bleed for the lunge can help punch through that last pool .
7. -RRB- Pump the tube to its working diameter . Maybe try the enterprise as a starting point . Better to try a mac solution . Both writers write about Shakespeare PERSON , but not in such a way that would indicate a direct and personal knowledge . If you want , try some aluminum foil or a sheet of aluminum to reflect light back .
Yes , including those that you write your blog posts in . I just heard this and was thinking maybe it inspired Dylan PERSON to write his atom bomb songs . While the first ORDINAL two CARDINAL techniques try to prevent searchers from locating files , interdiction prevents distributors from serving them . Like you in written communications I explicitly write the month or possibly use YYYY-MM-DD to avoid the ambiguity . I also do n't usually write down approach clearances because you usually know what approach they 're going to give you ahead of time , and the last thing I want do to during the approach phase of flight is take my attention away from the panel .
SDomeone suggested he try pumping the brakes while the vehicle is sitting stationary and the OP responded that did n't help . But just as a community meeting got under way in the town hall in early September DATE , dozens CARDINAL of young men on motorbikes , carrying machine guns and grenade launchers , overran the meeting . My wife and I are looking for people to paddle with and learn from . But then I paddled my surfboard onto the Web site over a few days DATE . I just do n't want to live or work with any of that swam , paddled or jumped a fence to get here . .
On October 29th DATE , Israeli NORP forces overran the Gaza Strip GPE , and had it not been for the UN Resolution that ordered a cease fire , Egypt GPE would have fallen to Israel GPE . The boatmen paddled us peacefully to the Triveni NORP sangam point , where I quizzed Rajkumar PERSON about the mythical Sarswati . I just paged throgh it , but have not read in detail . For Fassihi PERSON 's criticism of Bush PERSON administration policy outraged some readers , who insisted that she could no longer write about Iraq GPE with the necessary objectivity . It does n't require too much handwaving for a PoD -- just have , I dunno , a contingent of U.S. GPE troops in the wrong place at the wrong time -LRB- or right place at the right time as it were -RRB- get attacked and possibly overrun by NVA in a way that at least appears to the news viewer reader to be a case of blatant aggression .
At 04:59 PM 8242007 TIME , Bryant Weathers PERSON wrote : I wanted to paddle from Bete Grise PERSON to the point of the Keweenaw and back on Labor Day , before school starts . I believe that a lot of property in the original 13 CARDINAL states has been subdivided from plots that predated the grid system . However , their involvement with Onetel ORG predated their association with the SABC as individuals . Therefore , because this Peck PERSON segment predates the work of the authors of the 1930s DATE serialization articles in NEHGSR ORG and is evidence , to be tested , just as Tonge 's 1530 Visitation and Flower 's 1563-64 Visitation DATE , it is my considered opinion it , too , needs to be revisited . I thought Philco Predictas PERSON predated the UHF channels ?
It predated the full formal development of general relativity by about four years DATE . The existence of many of their villages predate the State . For example , Paul alludes to an Ascension several times in his letters , which predate any of the Gospels -LRB- including Mark -RRB- . The duration of operation was approximately one year and predated the building of the first ORDINAL IRT by over thirty years DATE . DonnaB GPE shallotpeel , T2 ORG since June 06 DATE , USA GPE , last HbA1c 5.3 & quot ; The world expects something more of an American NORP president than to prance around on a flight deck dressed up like a pilot. & quot ;
No way to have a peripheral to predate its intended host by a couple of years DATE . Occasionally he rapped a child 's knuckles with a ferrule , but almost always did it in such a light way that he was quite popular , if not always obeyed . I feel he was trying to ream me . Once in a while , an administrator said something but , then again , he approved the course outline , so there was no reason to rag me because I was doing what I was supposed to . One CARDINAL of my problems is that when it gets hot , the solenoid sticks and I have to get out and rap it .
For example , if you want your children to develop a love of learning and never have to rag on them again for not doing their homework and not getting better grades , simply ask them when they return from school , & quot ; Teach me what you 've learned today DATE . & quot ; I 've got a list of & quot ; poems & quot ; recently posted to rap which could be included on the tape . NBAA quickly rapped the Bush Administration for the move : After more than a year of intense lobbying by the nation 's big airlines , the White House ORG has decided to introduce a budget that shifts airline costs to other segments of the industry and gives airlines more control over the air traffic system . But when the grandson of the Holy Prophet -LRB- s.a.w.a. -RRB- was slaughtered then it could not contain itself patiently and out of uneasiness it quivered in such a way that the whole region was shaken by the quake . Polish NORP the pushrod and ream the stand .
Seemed PERSON like a good idea to a lot of ARIN folks at the time , and it was starting to get some headway , when the RIPE and APNIC ORG folks realized that it would deprive them of the future possiblity of reclaiming legacy space , which they promptly nabbed using the extraordinarily ill-considered ERX ORG policy , which just took the problem and multiplied it by five CARDINAL . this represents the closing prices normalized to this year DATE . Even if you do n't use the plugin itself , you can nick its code for things like the method . It normalized within a few weeks DATE . That 's why I nicked myself BADFEATURES to post this one .
In other words , adaptogens help the body resist the effects of stress of all kinds and help to normalize the workings of the body . If it were n't for his fiscally responsible spending , we would 've nabbed those 19 men with boxcutters . The nurse on the line last night TIME pulled up the records they have of me up there , got updates on meds and current treatments , and said they did likely eitther bruise or nick a nerve , and she also told me more warning signs to look for , and which ones should get me to the hospital in an ambulance if necessary . While what you say is correct , I do n't understand how or why the OP 's question that you have quoted , elicits that statement from you . IF the IDF ca n't even dislodge Hezbollah ORG a couple of miles from the IsraeliLebanon border , there is no way that the Politico-Military leadership of Israel GPE is going to sign off on an attack such as described .
This will Electrify Your MIND. ! And if canes have a psychologicalmental association for the , er , subject , then it would also probably not elicit the same kind of response . The story reported they tried several ways to dislodge the snake , and it would n't budge . At the same time , we can utilize friendlies in the press to laud the honesty of the White House ORG , and to elicit sympathy for an administration that , after all , only had the nation 's best interests at heart . But my question is to those who are familiar with this deck -LRB- or the 9855 -RRB- and have been able to dislodge JUST the white strip .
I mean such a question as would elicit from him , if he had been a maker of shoes , the answer that he is a cobbler . wrote : One CARDINAL of the advantages of being a honkey is that there is nothing you can call me that will elicit an emotional response . Dropped PERSON my SIII into low for a little while and now I ca n't disengage 4WD . I think it 's better we just disengage this . They have already stated that they believe that they have a mandate to exit Iraq GPE without victory and disgrace this country and its armed military forces , not just in this country but to our enemies as well .
He would cover the TE for about 5 yards CARDINAL then he would disengage , look back at the QB GPE and patrol open space . It may not a problem that you disgrace HLAS with your lying -LRB- what , after all , is HLAS ? -RRB- . And then have to pull off the highway a short time later and back up a few feet to get the front end to disengage so it would stop vibrating . The most difficult to dislodge , appears to be a white , fiberous psudomembrane like that discribed for Diphtheria . Even though it is the official position of his party to withdraw and disengage from Bush PERSON 's unpopular war in Iraq GPE , Rahm Emanuel PERSON still grants interviews to reassert his support for the war to topple Saddam Hussein PERSON even though the war is now recognized as America GPE 's gift to those who long for the growth of terrorism in the Middle East LOC .
& quot ; Do not disgrace yourself in the eyes of Merodach by lying. & quot ; This is a retreat , though - so we should be more relaxed , and find time to rejuvenate ourselves , reflect on what we have done , our resources and capacities , how we can improve our capacities , our hopesvisions , and how we can prepare ourselves for the long haul -LRB- since our mission is not something we are going to be able to pull off in just a year or DATE two -RRB- . Thanks G'day Mette , apologies for new thread , I had just completed a OE & quot ; maintenance & quot ; and can not regurgitate the orig thread . Kerry SPECIFICALLY PERSON outed USPNAC airbases and repudiated the policy in the first ORDINAL debate , which was seen by 60 million CARDINAL Americans NORP . It 's even better help when you regurgitate exactly what she said , but paraphrased .
wrote : & quot ; George M. Middius PERSON & quot ; wrote : Poopie rejuvenates his Kroopologism infection . And only a silly Kantian NORP would regurgitate such oxymoronic trash . George Feodor PERSON remonstrated ; You can rest assured that we will control the Iranian NORP nuke that will be ready in the next six months DATE . Therapeutic Uses : Divya Triphala Churna PERSON detoxifies and rejuvenates your body . I do n't know if you 've seen parakeets , but they would preen each other , Pandora would regurgitate his food and feed Tweety .
He repudiated it years ago . I expect I could fudge the fractional seconds with the built - in library , but I ca n't see how to get dates in the past . I have also ridden with local , state , and Federal law enforcement officers in multiple jurisdictions and have personally observed , first ORDINAL hand , the enormous risks they face hourly . Klein PERSON 's lawyer , Ryan Karben PERSON , unsuccessfully tried to convince the board that his client should n't face such stiff fines because he completed the repairs . I expect that formal notices and information will be coming out too , but I know that if I had n't been able to attend the meeting I would have wanted to here something quickly .
But an unfortunate number face the opposite fate , suffering repeated and often serious traumas - everything from abuse and neglect to persistent community violence to caregivers impaired by illness , alcohol or depression . While Kelly PERSON said the Queen Mary 2 will be inspected to ensure the boat 's integrity , and Riley and the two CARDINAL other men could further face NYPD charges , he chalked up the incident as a case of " marine mischief . " Investigators expect that clinical laboratory tests for the B7-H proteins may become available at Mayo LOC to assist with the assessment of patients with kidney cancer by late 2007 or early 2008 , and then for prostate cancer patients shortly thereafter . The Bush PERSON budget wo n't be received with many cartwheels in Congress ORG , where the new majority will face some difficult decisions . Any day now I expect Paul Crowley PERSON , Richard Kennedy PERSON and Elizabeth Weir PERSON to announce their own first ORDINAL heirs of their anti-stratfordian inventions .
In contrast , I 'm sure we can expect hotter summers than were common over the last century DATE , with a significantly enhanced probability of extreme heat and associated drought . If this were not so , then why do you continuously go to tanning salons to darken your skin . Then it darted a thousand feet straight up into the air ; then spiralized downwards , and went eddying again round his head . You will expend a lot of energy before you darken your polishing cloth if you are working on pewter . I take care not to deafen myself or anyone else .
We tried to get close to him , but he darted off . Since it was generally used to darken the sky , that was about the only effect . He was terrified , too , of what would happen if he ever did work up the nerve to tell a girlfriend about himself ; he imagined how the smile would freeze on her face and her eyes would dart away , and how , when she looked back at him , she would no longer see him as a real man . I agree about BURNS ; my hopes were much higher than my reward . Only experienced candidates apply .
That law may only apply below 42nd Street , actually . I agree and my fading memory recalls the same " will end under caution " and " there will not be another attempt at a green flag finish " comment . As the arms are thought to be density waves , I do n't think that such a restriction would necessarily apply . Demonstrate ability to adapt to structured environment and apply required procedures and policies . I do agree that bounded pointers would be useful , but C being what it is , I do n't believe it 's possible to make it completely safe .
As you come to a halt facing uphill you apply the hand brake . Got ta agree with Flank ORG , I play exactly the same way with Golems . I have submitted reasons to agree or disagree with some of the positions . As soon as bears are invented I wish to be one CARDINAL of the first ORDINAL to learn their hairy , big clawed , rip your arm off , ways of living . Quite honestly , it was the one CARDINAL thing that proved to me that astrology works and is quantifiable , quite beyond any interpretative attributions with which we might imbue the art , it really is also a science .
You showed your teeth like apes , and fawned like hounds and bowed like bondmen . & quot ; Thank you , but I do n't mean to intrude , & quot ; said the stranger & quot ; I see you 're busy , I 'll just go. & quot ; Still , you have to admit it 's a feat to simultaneously rip off Darth Vader PERSON , Star Trek 's PERSON Breen and Cyclops from the XMen with a single prop . Brains , you imbue us with the spirit of camaraderie , free from the old concepts of class and ancestry , with the spirit of community , of the sacrifice of each for the other , of the spirit to accept privation for the sake of an idea , of the spirit that values truth above appearance . Not sure I ripped 6.0 CARDINAL out properly via the Uninstall as there are a ton of Netscape files hanging around .
The mobile phone comes with Disc2Phone software that lets you rip songs from CDs and transfer music from your computer , supporting formats such as MP3 , AAC , , , and WAV ORG . At the same time , he made it clear that the JLP was not prepared to intrude on people in the privacy of their bedrooms , even as the party sought to ensure that the laws of the land are upheld . she may rip her stitches . I get my KLM miles and I can have a beer on the way home . Please give input .
Attendees can also get their contesting questions answered by the experts at Q & A sessions following each presentation . SS is OK if you get tire pressures exactly right - Corvette is far more forgiving . Signal boosters give me a headache - the ones on DB do as well . That great feat alone should give one CARDINAL confidence . I have compared other new manual IONs on the lot as well as an ' 03 CARDINAL ION which pleasingly went into all gears nicely and mine just feels tough to get into 2nd gear .
I could n't find my copy this a.m. to give you further info . Another was told he was appointed to a federal prosecutor job to get resume experience so he could be appointed a judge . Chances are they have learned to channel his " gut " and give him policy advice that matches it . In other words , while heavy artillery can certainly smash big fortifications given time , it ca n't do it quickly . It makes the leather completely waterproof - all the spaces where water might soak in are now filled with oil .
Soak the slices of bread in the custard mixture until they 're thorougly soaked . This pit , ordinarily used to soak discarded clay sealings to recycle them into fresh sealing clay , was used to make sling bullets during the city 's final hours . Granted they smashed them all but Please . After you get the remains of the plug out , carefully remove the oil soaked cloth . If you got bad boogers on your machine it will find them and smash them good .
He jumped out the window like a crazy man , smashed himself on the ground , went through a thorn bush , then he stood up and started to run fast to his car . If I were doing it today I 'd spread polyester resin along the edges where it can soak in to keep moisture from penetrating . Anthony PERSON is referring to the band 's 2004 DATE reunion jaunt with Roth PERSON replacement Sammy Hagar PERSON , which grossed almost $ 55 million MONEY before ending on a sour note -LRB- at the conclusion of the run 's final gig , guitarist Eddie Van Halen PERSON smashed one CARDINAL of his guitars and quickly walked offstage -RRB- . Do you actually think that you could rouse indignation in me ? They do n't rouse people , they have no visible effect .
This time around , maybe I 'll rivet some Kool Brake Pads PERSON on them . James The first ORDINAL time I read Coriolanus , when I got to the part where Coriolanus tries to rouse his troups and then leads a charge into the city , but no one follows him and the doors of the city close behind him - leaving him one soldier trapped in the city of his enemies , I laughed out loud . Either NJG ORG is tactically stupid , or NJG ORG is a plant to rouse the ire of the opposition . Activist Mandeng PERSON said that the police refused to give him any information when he showed up at the commissariat to inquire about the arrested youths and sought to meet with them , but he managed to speak to them from outside the jail through a window of the cell where they were being held , thus learning their identities and what had happened to them . Next time I see the right people , I 'll have to inquire as to how they get around this .
But to make sure it was n't option -LRB- 2 CARDINAL -RRB- , you should at least inquire further to find out what you can . I asked a man the next day as he rode his horse passed if it was for sale and he told me to inquire in Tampico GPE , which is where I am now . So you may want to inquire there . There was a young man who expressed his support of the war in Iraq GPE because we have no choice but he inquired as to why impeachment was not being sought for the lies that started the war . WND inquired of USNORTHCOM ORG whether the U.S. GPE military 's involvement in the Mexican NORP drug war , either directly or indirectly through foreign military aid , would involve USNORTHCOM ORG .
She went to the captain of the campaign to inquire about them , and immediately recognized him . When I inquired about the problem -LRB- before I fixed it -RRB- , I was told to check or just resolder Q605 , Q606 ORG , D690 , Q691 and to check the ZCD and standby circuits . BTW , less than two hours ago I walked into a Radio Shack , and the only reason I did so was to inquire about the battery grip in their streetside display window . He is trying to hustle you. & quot ; And I think if he is guilty of these charges , he should be required to pay a large sum of money to hush it up and make it go away .
Immobilize all moving parts . By this statement , I should be able , as a passenger in a car , to hoist my open can of brew in a salute to the Fuzz in the next lane . They hustled through basic training and had enough time to think about what was right and what was not in the company 's operations in Rafah . I hungered for a process that would leave no stone unturned . ' I try to hydrate a lot in the 3 days up to an event .
That in itself may not be surprising , but a more interesting point is that according to lawyers interviewed by the CS Monitor it appears to be legal - in spite of all the economic sanctions against the country , and even though people know it will be used to hush up any mention of things like attacks on peaceful protesters. & quot ; If so , how long do you have to hum into the mic before you can start talking ? and she 's given him a solution to hydrate him , no good , a calcium solution , no good , A substitute food , no good a few others . I 've used it on a couple of other cars before , but I 've done a Google and read some horror stories where the nipple 's sheared off . Therefore , no one else will be able to understand it or shoulder the responsibility to implement or defend it .
Instead of a single company trying to shoulder the responsibility alone , the collaborative approach sees a group of companies , each able to donate something of value , working in conjunction with the government in order to create a solution that fits into the government 's plans for education as well as meets the needs of the community as a whole . Not all of it is Nolan PERSON 's fault , but he is the HC so he has to shoulder the blame . But the cost of it is that ASEAN ORG also has to shoulder the burden of playing nursemaid to the wayward Burmese NORP military and try to bring them in line . In addition to the categories of persons mentioned in Article 13 LAW of the First ORDINAL and Second Conventions , all members of the armed forces of a Party ORG to the conflict , as defined in Article 43 LAW of this Protocol , shall be entitled to protection under those Conventions if they are wounded or sick or , in the case of the Second Convention , shipwrecked at sea or in other waters . But not too vigourously because you do n't want to froth the surface and intruduce oxygen to the wine .
What 's the easiest way for me to be able to Ghost the NTFS partition . I furrowed my brow , lit a smoke , and explained to her , & quot ; Really now , Miss Butterman PERSON , I do n't have time for this. & quot ; What really frosts me is that Texas GPE was at one CARDINAL point the home of a large colony of German NORP free-thinkers . Then they do it again and again , until it 's time to gallop out of the room and go do it somewhere else , or to fall asleep until someone offers food . I wo n't interject personal thoughts and try to slant them .
It 's not the judge 's job to slake your need for vengeance as quickly as possible . CA-41 slants the wrong way for me -LRB- in Los Angeles GPE -RRB- but works fine for a Sacramento GPE - San Luis GPE Obispo journey . And what does it say about the determination of the highest court in the land , and the government more generally , to now fortify all that ? It 's tempting to do this for all one 's units quickly , although it means that the player forgoes other options . It was Ward PERSON who was willing to wuss out and let the Beav forgo the Brussels Sprouts experience .
I will fortify My Own until the day has come , and it will come sooner than expected ... . Mash'had Nabi Hussein PERSON , the holy site in Ashkelon , was leveled in 1950 DATE , but the Muslim NORP believers did not forgo it . They do n't age it in oak ; it 's just used to fortify the wine . If it is too low alcohol , you might need to fortify with a little everclear . If they want to be newsgroupies , then they should be prepared to forgo voting on what group users want .
When we cut off all attachment to thinking , then your mind and my mind are the same -LRB- " There are no worlds other than what appears when I shine " . -RRB- someone shed some light on this for me ? Can somebody shine a light on this one ? To recognize the terror with which the human race needs to be more concerned , we need to shed the corporate media propaganda and look beyond the fairly small groups of determined , enraged individuals who have only demonstrated the capacity to kill relatively small numbers of the " good guys " in the West LOC . If you shine red light on a green surface -LRB- say a laser pointer -RRB- , what colour do you see ?
A closer look at how the National Assembly ORG has functioned will help shed a little light on the status of democracy in the country . You 've still got soft - shadows like in the original HL2 , but shine a flashlight at Alyx and she 'll cast another shadow as you 'd expect . God sent his Son , the Lord Jesus Christ , to die and shed his blood to free us from the first ORDINAL Adam 's curse and our own sin . : For my second ORDINAL question , I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on the anatomy of a beak , and how it might evolve from a normal snout . On one CARDINAL hand , they really deserve some kicks where the Sun PERSON -LRB- our Great Enemy , curse Its painful photons -RRB- does n't shine .
I tried etch yest , but it cupped badly . The latter is correct -- and it was the fact that they do n't belong there under FHS that jarred with me . Sorry for the long winded diatribe today DATE , but I worry about our toleration of things that darken the future . He said that many of the problems had already been solved and that the provincial council had asked both the security forces and political parties not to intrude on the university campus . In mine , we know Sanchez PERSON got caught , so that did n't have to be shown , we know Felix is getting married , so the process of having to get to the church did n't have to be shown , the scene when Sanchez PERSON intrudes on the girl and her lover seemed kind of pointless in the PCS ORG , yet in following the theme song in mine , it really gets the movie and his threat going .
He popped a second ORDINAL inhalant and a third ORDINAL , then cupped his hands over the patient 's nostrils to heighten the noxious effect . I think the US GPE government has done plenty to intrude on our lives . The view through the viewfinder darkens so much that I ca n't tell about DOF . Bertie Wait PERSON a second here ; could n't a sock puppet fly if we used a latex liner inside , filled it with Helium and tied it at the bottom before we let loose ?? That 's why most of the medical not socio-spiritual blame for today DATE 's rise in homosexuality must fall upon the rise in soy formula and other soy products .
I presume with mylar , the hinge tape would fall away . Feathers fly over claim of 300 CARDINAL bird flu deaths in China GPE A top virologist has denied telling an international conference that more than 300 CARDINAL people have died from bird flu in China GPE . Even the youths shall faint and be weary , and the young men shall utterly fall ; But they that wait for the LORD shall renew their strength ; they shall mount up with wings as eagles ; they shall run , and not be weary ; they shall walk , and not faint . The fire burns intensely and incessantly as what appear to be sparks or droplets of liquid metal fall far and away from it , still burning an almost white color , indicating that the fuel source is not used up . You must fly clear of obstructions .
Downwind is close enough -- no need to tempt fate and fly even closer . Will pigs fly ? The reason given by KSFO is that the use of audio clips violated copyright , even though the clips fall well within what is understood to be Fair Use . Many of us standing in the courthouse atrium did not bring our own identification . His five CARDINAL companions , believing that he had abandoned his search and become undisciplined , left .
This ardent rapture is apparent when ordinary people become obsessed with surfing the Internet all night , or when less ordinary people start hacking into computer systems . I suppose we should thank global warming for bringing forward the day Australians NORP need to revisit their whole way of life , at least we have n't entered the final days DATE of demand outstripping supply . Here we bring just some points of these presentations . Andrew , who will be honored today DATE for his 11 - year DATE effort to become an Eagle Scout ORG , plans to present the flag to his grandfather during that ceremony . Down here in Texas GPE , trucks bring and cost serious money .
they would transform the situation , and minds along with it , and real gains would become readily visible . It may be a place I might have to fly to and bring my gear next time . Many older German NORP Shepherds also become blind , but dogs deal with blindness a lot better than people . A pair one for X , one for Y of mirror galvanometers is the standard way to do this , although they can be tricky to drive to useful speeds . At the level of self - actualization , individuals have most physical and psychological needs met and are free to be altruistic and to develop their higher potentialities .
Some projects will require working with city environmental staff to promote recycling initiatives Work with schools , small businesses and multi-family units to develop and promote recycling programs . Why drive in your car to get to the department stores or fight the malls in this hot weather when you can get the best deals online ? Most people that now own huge mansions , have wonderful riches , and drive the nicest cars usually begin taking the road to riches in their spare time . Analyze , plan and develop build process enhance current build process . And whether the timing bothers you , certainly the sloppy drafting must drive you , a man of precision , quite wild .
This may well develop environmental ecology into a fully quantitative science , said Raymond Orbach PERSON , director of the department 's Office of Science ORG , which supported the research . We drive our cars well past 250,000 km QUANTITY , which is more than 150,000 miles CARDINAL . These strategic assessments should be used as they were purposely designed , which is to help policy makers develop and prioritize government actions . Sometimes it works , IF you know what you 're doing , but usually you just deform the seat and trash the pump . Here in Arizona GPE , if you leave your music out in the sun for just a few days DATE , it will decompose .
It is easy to deform things when you are acting stupid and take them out of context . It decodes binaries when it finds thems , it decompresses gzipped files . Decompose the waste by physicalchemicalbiological means . I do n't think that a vibrating tube is going to be able to deform it , especially with thick solder . start to decompress just thinking about it .
Albert2 : In the wind tunnel , for instance , there is practically no way you can simulate how a tyre deforms through a corner . Also , from doing due dilligiance on the Intrigue , I could n't help but notice that for years DATE the vehicle was produced with alternators that flickered the lights , but GM ORG did not address this for a long time . They flutter on both sides of the canal , in Asia LOC and in Africa LOC . pb blurb : There was a flash of light , the air flickered ... The designer will be able to & quot ; flex their muscle & quot ; a bit creativity-wise since it 's still quite early in the process and the writer and I prefer a collaborative process .
I had heard of the island so much , especially from friends and relatives , there was no way my wife and I would forgo the side trip this time around . well , they 'll get a cold sweat running down their backs , and their stomach will flutter , and they 'll search their memories for anything that they might have done wrong , maybe said the wrong thing to the wrong person , had the wrong friend , went to the wrong place ... & quot ; I -- & quot ; Inara slowly fluttered her eyes open and closed her mouth . Then there 's a yearning , particularly in the old Soviet NORP bloc , to seek U.S. GPE protection as Vladimir Putin 's PERSON Russia GPE flexes its muscles , giving rise to loose talk about a new cold war . She says it does flicker some , and I suspect that the t-connector for the trailer lights may be a culprit , but did n't have time to check tonight TIME .
If you do n't have an engineering degree , your eyes glaze over when you read it ... so I 'm not going to read bollocks that makes my eyes glaze over simply because you demand it . Sometimes I want to talk about what 's going on in my game and if I do n't come in here to do it , I see eyes glaze over and smiles become forced as people start edging for the door ... . We 're not going to skimp on quality , but we are very focused to make next year DATE . Encouraging but I wo n't let it be a reason for me to slack off .
The only problem is that some of the fabrics are wearing out - since I was a newbie I skimped on some of the fabric and the poor quality ones are developing holes . The rain slacked down . If it 's hot enough to sizzle water it may still not be truly too hot metallurgically , but it could also be . For some , an awareness of this exit strategy permeates the enterprise , allowing them to skimp on the niceties they would more or less have to extend toward a person they were likely to meet again . Mystery shrouds him .
As an attempt to save her life , he implants Beebee 's robot microchips into her brain , but discovers not too long after that she is out of control . If you indent them once , they 'll be methods of the class . You see , God sent his & quot ; spirit & quot ; down to impregnate my mother , and I was born . Agni is identified with the Sun PERSON and , more exactly , with the Fallen Sun that inflames the earth at the world 's end . it 's even worse than that , since fertilization is a process , and there is no way to tell when and if an ova has been fertilized , and most of the fertilized ova do n't implant .
Antonio Aceves PERSON , the director of the Mexican NORP company charged with distributing the chip here , said that in the first year DATE of sales , the company hoped to implant chips in 10,000 CARDINAL people and ensure that at least 70 percent PERCENT of all hospitals had the technology to read the devices . There are already a number of patients implanted -LRB- at other institutions -RRB- with electrode arrays that stimulate the cochlear nucleus , the first ORDINAL stop after the cochlea . It all would seem to point to the real possibility of an attack on Iran GPE -- a move that would be a war crime , that would be a disaster for the U.S. GPE , that would spark a global recession , and that would inflame the entire Middle East LOC for years DATE to come . Here are just two examples : -LRB- 1 CARDINAL -RRB- The aliens seemed to impregnate , gestate and emerge from their hosts in a matter of 15 minutes or TIME so . As the Venezuelan NORP representative , CVP Executive Eulogio del Pino ORG signed the document , while James Edmiston PERSON , Petrodelta president , and Vice Presidents Kart Nesselrode PERSON and Kurt Nelson PERSON inked the text on the US GPE side .
But you might want to re-look at that piece of paper - it might be better to inquire about Verona GPE , rather than Veroni . The judge inquires what is meant by a Ghet . Denise inquires . Here 's the latest desperate plea for attention from the White House ORG : President Bush PERSON said yesterday DATE that he is considering a fresh plan to cut tax rates for U.S. GPE corporations to make them more competitive around the world , an initiative that could further inflame a battle with the Democratic Congress over spending and taxes and help define the remainder of his tenure . When I inquired about the results of the surgery , he gave me a brief explanation of what happened and I asked him why he did n't use that laser in the first ORDINAL place instead of the TUIP .
There are many cat-related topics that will inflame , sadden or inspire us . Then , the Buddha said to the venerable Maha-Kasyapa , & quot ; Maha-Kasyapa , you go to the Licchavi Vimalakirti to inquire about his illness. & quot ; They were characterized by an amazing assortment of cams and bell cranks and suction tubes that inked the type , handled the paper , and actuated the press . You 've already posted all you know about driving , practically all of it MFFY and riddled with that special r.a.d . fails to take action they would not hesitate to revolt against the amended rules , it remains to be seen what the Orissa government eventually does in this matter .
As the result of the establishment of the state of Israel GPE , a bunch of Palestinians NORP were displaced and they revolted . They believe they can do anything and that we have n't got the guts to revolt , but only to wage a war of words . However one CARDINAL might embellish this term , at the end of the day DATE it refers to one CARDINAL type of situation , namely one CARDINAL center of authority , one center of force , one CARDINAL center of decision-making . The very premise of the show seemed to elude me . If one CARDINAL is destined to get poisoned by a snake at a particular time , heshe can not elude and has to undergo .
In order to engrave the vital principle of non-organization upon the minds of the Bahais GPE , East GPE and West LOC , North and South , Abdul Baha PERSON often spoke on this subject , with power and authority & quot ; -LRB- 277 -RRB- . The Friedman PERSON sisters got the idea to embellish challah two years ago DATE after making a French NORP bread with apricots and hazelnuts . The girls had no reason to fabricate or embellish their original witness statements , Kelliher PERSON points out , & quot ; but they do now , when they 've got their parents talking to them for the past two years DATE . & quot ; Unfortunately these seem to be few and far between , for reasons that elude most of us . a few days ago DATE : I recently plunked down $ 650 MONEY to be able to get HDTV .
Of course those who have come from far away to plunder this land have no right to choose for this nation . But now , in one CARDINAL of the most concrete signs of the effect of a warming climate on government operations , the Coast Guard ORG is planning its first ORDINAL operating base there as a way of dealing with the cruise ships and the tankers that are already beginning to ply Arctic waters . It was suggested that the Aryans NORP plundered and destroyed this culture and were responsible for the sudden and possibly violent ending to it . Awful lot of people want to plunk down the money for one CARDINAL . India GPE for example , was one CARDINAL of the wealthiest countries in the world until the British NORP arrived to plunder it .
The reality , though , is I can ride to the 7 CARDINAL -11 any time of day , any day of the week to plunk down $ 3.00 MONEY to get another pack , but I wo n't . The 49ers also need a big-bodied tank to plunk down in the middle of their defense since Sopoaga PERSON does n't appear up to the role , at least on a regular basis . Saddam Hussein PERSON and his regime plundered your nation 's wealth . I would invite Robert Allen Zimmerman PERSON to dinner , and ply him with lotsa of pecan pie , and slip some roofies in his drink , and say , Please Mr. Dylan PERSON , I do n't wan na go to college . Also , check the voltages as reported by your BIOS , if those figures deviate too much from where they should be , then you probably need the 350W Somewhere on the interweb & quot ; Bugalugs & quot ; typed : Is there any way that I can check on the load on the power supply and what would be a safe working load for the supply ? ? .
There was no need to deviate from the book . They are subject to Islamic NORP laws that devalue them . It never deviates or it would not be a & quot ; solar return & quot ; . It is possible , however , to calculate that 90 % PERCENT of this difference is likely to be due to the trend , and only 10 % PERCENT to other factors -LRB- such as the deliberate choice of the poet to deviate from the trend on this occasion -RRB- . I have , in fact , deviated from that practice frequenly in THIS forum , at least in discussions with h.l.a.s .
Keeping the above facts and factors in view , Dr Swamy PERSON categorically submitted that the Bandh PERSON now called by the political parties on an issue which is a subject matter of the petition filed by him in the Hon'ble Supreme Court ORG , was clearly unconstitutional and the political parties , especially the ruling party , can not be allowed to deviate from the process of law . I 've read all the books twice , and was cogniscent enough of where the film deviated from them . Laws enacted by the government of the Reich PERSON may deviate from the constitution as long as they do not affect the institutions of the Reichstag and the Reichsrat . If people criticize the Board , no matter what it does , it devalues criticism . I would n't mind having a bit of bread in the morning , but I 'd need some gluten to puff it up a bit .
Given that advertisers who say & quot ; we 're giving it to you at $ x but it 's valued at $ y & quot ; tend to puff up y as high as they can get away with , then that computer must be a true P.O.S . Marshall Woo-Wooo PERSON , he puffed , training hard & quot ; I THINK I can , I THINK I can , & quot ; he cooed uproariously . His eyes spring open and he puffs his chest up against her . If he puffs up it 's to allow for more insulation . I think the problem has to be mechanical because the turbo still pulses with the management on or off .
In fact , he huffed and he puffed and said that it was not enough to carp and complain ; if I did n't have a solution I should keep quiet . Comas are usually considered a bad thing , Dr. Bad-Bedside-Manner said as he took a cigarette out of his mouth and puffed a little cloud of smoke . That pulse turned on a Darlington GPE -pair transistor , which pulsed the solenoid . You just need to learn to ignore , meaning do n't even respond to the crap that permeates usenet . And thus in their languages , these jargons permeate throughout the language .
Is there any doubt the local MSM would plaster this all over the news if they thought it was true ? There he began his sacerdotal life , which would permeate all Europe LOC with its light , and , from there , spread throughout the world . Walk with guruji this week DATE and let his Divine Love PERSON and peace permeate your soul . Today , instead of one CARDINAL fund that was at the epicenter of the problem , the problems are spread around the world among scores of funds and permeate the largest institutional and pension funds . it will petrify him .
This is something which permeates English LANGUAGE society , which they are ALL responsible for , and which they can not escape responsibility for . In the same manner , the policies of the central government and the negative behaviors of its officials permeate every aspect of life in Nigeria GPE . in a degree of cold which would extinguish the life of one CARDINAL exposed to it in any woollen clothing. & quot ; When there 's a scandal about a former chief justice and his tenure in office , it 's a little difficult to surgically excise the man and spare the institution . We have a very short attention span , and have a very short burst of energy which easily extinguishes in the face of impediment .
Do we have to await a third ORDINAL Pearl PERSON Harbor-911 before our sense of self-preservation and the preservation of our posterity is awakened and we excise the malignancy of islam from the face and body of mankind for once and for all ? Extinguish the life of the rec.antiques The combined 10C warming extinguished most life on the planet . 500 CARDINAL volts will suport a much longer arc and will be a lot harder to extinguish . think Dr. Dillehay PERSON -LRB- who discovered and excavated Monte Verde GPE in South America LOC -RRB- is one CARDINAL of the best when it comes to knowledge about the peopling of the Americas LOC .
That means you have a agenda here , and seek to mislead , and misdirect , and misinform people . Olympic Games have since become a rallying point for the players and athletes from all over the world to compete and people from varying backgrounds to mingle with each other . You 're the one who are desperately trying to muddy the water . They must pass through the grand-duchy of Tuscany , and there the greatest danger menaced , for there My friends were pressuring me to dance , and to mingle , and at least go home with a phone number .
xxxxxxxx end of survey xxxxxxxx The scene moved on and we were able to see the city of London GPE , in England GPE , just as if we mingled with the crowds there . Granted I 'll have to mist the stuff but I do have those funky brads that might work in it . I can relate to Joe PERSON and Pat Utomi PERSON who is a Surulere boy like me - I was born on Ogunlana Drive FAC , and I attended Government Demonstration Primary School ORG , 1 CARDINAL , Onitolo Road , Surulere where all Nigerian ethnic groups mingled as & quot ; All-Nigerians & quot ; . I milled the first ORDINAL mortise and was in the middle of the second ORDINAL when the piece started vibrating and hopping . I may even motorize this one day , just for the fun of it .
It quenches thirst . No one would have been able to fully rely on this nation if we punted on Iraq GPE , and this nation would have been sitting ducks for even more deadly terror attacks . If Brian Moorman PERSON never punted another ball this season DATE , he would still get a trip to Hawaii GPE as the AFC punter in the Pro Bowl EVENT . So we punted - and we said , ' we ca n't do this , we do n't have the statutory authority , we do n't have the staff ' , we do n't have the time ' . Robby Gordon PERSON pushes a driver who punted him out of the way and punts him back and Nascar suspends him .
Allaah willed that the Quran be what quenches the thirst for knowledge . The only way out is to pulverize them and get them out of the way , so intelligent people wo n't hurt Cut and quartered to flame like that , typical , and nothing out of the ordinary . I ground the rye on number 6 CARDINAL click -LRB- out of 8 CARDINAL -RRB- in my Champion Juicer grinder . Surely if your design inclines me to want to hire you , you do n't want me to have to wait for a transition to finish loading first ORDINAL !
Hearken , my people , to my teaching ; incline your ears to the words of my mouth . Social relations based on the physical aspirations of people will tend to incline towards narrow dogmas as the mind is preoccupied with limited and relative concepts of right and wrong , nationalistic and limited social sentiments . Harts ontology is really similar to Tillich 's , though Hart PERSON does ground his better in the trinity -LRB- a real weakness of Tillich 's -RRB- . Yes I can show that all six CARDINAL are wrong but your annoying habit of posting the same material in several different threads inclines me not to do so here . All you need is an alligator clip to ground the brown / tan connector behind the battery .
After a long travel from here to northern Japan GPE and a couple of days DATE of troubleshooting , the problem was nailed down to a FireWire cable which did not have the shield adequately grounded to the chassis . If this is something you incline to ponder upon , then you may have now learned to trust your judgement , even if it was reflected in a simple form like , I 'm not all that bad as I imagined , after all . On this day DATE in 1803 DATE , the USS Philadelphia , a newer but smaller version of the big late 18th Century frigates , such as the still extant USS Constitution , grounded off Tripoli GPE and was captured by the Barbary pirates . Kinney PERSON 's ERA edged back above 4.00 CARDINAL in what is presumably his final start of the season . Alternately , have the large cardboard sleeve fold open -LRB- origami ! -RRB- and have a tray glued into the center , to hold the disc in place .
2 -RRB- If you knit your socks on 5 needles QUANTITY , then the knitting folds up neatly with the 4 CARDINAL needles forming a nice bundle . Add to mixture in bucket and fold under gently until mixed . As the countries under colonial rule edged towards independence through compromise , or through bomb - tossing , many took heart in the statement of Rustum PERSON , meant mostly to protect the Arab NORP world and Egypt GPE in particular . Sprinkled it with some store bought mixed shredded cheese I needed to get rid of and some cooked spinach then folded it in half CARDINAL so I have a kinda flat stuffed meat loaf and put it in the oven .... Never Can snails be quickly edged out ?
Will McCorry edged out Jean O'Shea PERSON for high score among individual entrants . wrote : Naw , Us old hippies never folded anything , used elastics for that " far out " look . ; -RRB- -RRB- -RRB- Andy Rowell PERSON -LRB- Oil Change International -RRB- notes today DATE that the hugely controversial oil law edged closer to approval after Kurds NORP said some key issues had now been resolved between them and Baghdad GPE . So if weight is maintained with 2000 DATE calories , then eating 1500 CARDINAL will reduce your weight . Then comes the movie TORA - TORA - TORA ... remember the lady instructor that joined up with a Japanese NORP formation ?
I remember digging his grave and shoveling the dirt over it . One CARDINAL of those was Measure 91 , a 2000 DATE initiative that would have allowed Oregon GPE individual and corporate taxpayers to reduce their Oregon GPE taxable income by the full amount they paid in federal income taxes rather than the limited deduction allowed under current law . I vaguely remember reading an article written by my late cousin Jacob Tomaz PERSON Pereira some years ago DATE . Maybe it was n't even a weekly DATE show - I only remember the one CARDINAL specifically - but I 'm pretty sure it was since it was something I recall looking forward to . I changed which supermarket I normally shop at to reduce my average wait in line by 5 CARDINAL or 6 minutes , even though I spend that much more time driving to and from the one I go to now .
When you want to better your score at golf , always remember the Ben Hogan Golf Club name . They also discussed the urgent need to help Africa LOC reduce vulnerability by building resilience to climate variability and developing the capacity to adapt to climate change . If that means speeding to reduce the speed differential among vehicles then so be it . Thank - you Do you own a Signal Generator ? If it 's because it 's a " foreign " chip ISO standard , for example our local scanners should pick up a " US GPE " one , I 'd think .
If you have n't gotten your copy of " Glass Half Full " you 'd better get to one CARDINAL of these clubs and pick one CARDINAL up before they 're all gone . So either the user must own all directories below the jail including the jail or others need read permissions to the same directories ?! Gently pick these off , or you can blow them off easily . When I was in Germany GPE under President Gerald Ford PERSON , I was registered as an informant of CID ORG , and as I watched the Soviet NORP Agents pick their targets among our Troops , trying to find men that were weak in character , so that they could control and influence them to do their dirty works , it became evident that they targeted mostly those that had Drug or Alcohol problems . Dipak Patel PERSON wrote : Anyone own a Focus automatic ?
I guess you know you are in trouble when the trees pick up thier roots and dance ! BBC ORG values have been corrupted because licence fee payers must now own a Microsoft ORG operating system to download BBC ORG programming . I own a Nissan ORG pickup with a 4 CARDINAL cylinder engine . The Path of Conquest quests in Shadowmoon Valley LOC . To quench the all-round micro-psychic longings of the people , there must be the following : - Psycho-spiritual education .
He stood there and quivered for a second ORDINAL or two CARDINAL , trying to decide which one CARDINAL to chase . The mods I carried out are supposed to improve the noise floor of the 820S but although sensitivity is very good and any AGC action quietens the noise considerably , I am still not entirely happy about the front end of the RX . They are united by friendship , and they meet with love , and they drink from the cup that quenches their thirst , and they go on with their thirst satisfied . There is no reason to mutilate them out of fear of the system , or from greed . Crest on a helmet , out of a ducal coronet a bear 's head muzzled .
They tell us so constantly , even as they mutilate them . wiretaps and raids seem like a more efficient way to nab dopers , at least at the protour level . -LRB- Easyjet here has 5kg QUANTITY -RRB- I do n't want to muddy the waters here , but I believe that if a non-immigrant alien is in possession of a valid hunting license or permit from one CARDINAL of the states of the United States GPE , then they are permitted to buy ammunition . They ca n't muzzle all of us . writes : Well , black really muddies the water because , as you pointed out , old puerh can be very black .
Two CARDINAL theories have clustered around it : -LRB- 1 -RRB- It is anti-Mormon propaganda to muddy the waters around the presidential campaign of Mitt Romney , or -LRB- 2 -RRB- it is not about Mormons at all , but an allegory about the 91101 terrorists . Police nabbed a suspect , and asked Epstein PERSON to indentify the contents of the brieface . If you want to mutilate your body , go right ahead . The California GPE woodpecker then challenged the Hawaiian NORP woodpecker to peck a tree in California GPE that was absolutely im-peckable -LRB- a term woodpeckers like to use -RRB- . I 'm not even sure if he will want to perch anymore .
The aroma of 110 CARDINAL -octane Avgas NORP permeates the air . I looked at the book last weekend - picked it up and paged through it - and was slightly revolted ... Meanwhile , back on the craft 's home world , scientists perch on the edge of their seats waiting to see what happens . The galah climbs down to the bottom of the cage and barks at them , and when they run up and bark back he tries to peck their noses through the wire . As you are well aware , and some members may not be aware that a lot of disease that your birds gets comes from the wild birds which perch on the aviary .
Now , nobody even peeps about this . In anger and frustration , the guy pricked the sardar with the needle and ran away.The I know a shock to think usenet is not the world wide web , but it is true , usenet predates the WWW and html formated text . key also goes all the way through but does n't protrude as much because there is a small bump in the back for the tips.This The global financier George Soros PERSON is putting money behind a similar idea , seeking to create a new European Council on Foreign Relations ORG premised on the notion that U.S. GPE foreign policy has left the world leaderless and in disarray .
It primes the sleep homeostat . Trouble has also been known to bite the thread spool pin on the machine just because it protrudes from the machine body . Scientists first ORDINAL became interested in gas hydrate in 1982 DATE , when it was discovered during a research leg of the Deep Sea Drilling Project , one CARDINAL of two CARDINAL U.S.-sponsored scientific drilling programs that predate IODP . I 'm a hemophiliac , and if you prick me , I 'll bleed all over the place. & quot ; Rather , it protrudes just a bit - not much , but just a little bit .
However , The Byrds predated I 'll Be Your Baby Tonight with The Girl With No Name which was released earlier in 1967 DATE . Certainly , Michael PERSON had a big part in Ralf PERSON being able to extort a ridiculous amount of money for his services , but that 's just business . You 'd have to extort the money from the companies considered responsible . And these groups , in sort of google-like fashion , would extinguish themselves , since FAQ 's tend to be reductive , and by searching the group you could find many prior answers and opinions to the same questions . We were going to feast for the next week DATE !
It seems that our Attorney General of Virginia GPE is trying to extort a large amount of cash from Answer in order to allow the Pentagon ORG march to take place . Tyrants and wicked rulers have never been able to extinguish the kingdom of God . If it was money they wanted , they could have sold the photographs to any number of American NORP or European NORP tabloids for far more than what they tried to extort out of the RF . & quot ; See , I think there are two CARDINAL ways in which people are controlled : first ORDINAL of all , frighten people , and secondly ORDINAL , demoralize them ... . OTOH , there are few cars that would depreciate less than $ 1000 MONEY per annum and that 's if they do n't have any problems of their own needing repair .
I know alot of Alfas depreciate like mad -LRB- 166 CARDINAL ! ! ! ! -RRB- and am not to keen to see a 1617k CARDINAL investment dissappear to 5k CARDINAL in 2 years DATE . In outer space it will remain spherical , but in orbit it will gradually deform into an ellipsoid . It devalues the forum . Since the federal deprecation laws require five years DATE to depreciate the cost of vehicles , most corporation keep their vehicles for five years DATE or 300 CARDINAL K WOF . Bill O'Reilly 's PERSON success depends on a divided country and he 's going to do whatever it takes to keep it that way even if he demoralizes our troops in the process .
I do n't know how much the chip will devalue the piece . Further , even when we delimit the Nigeria GPE space further , they would also emerge within Yorubaland GPE , the politics of Egba versus Ijebu , Ibadan NORP versus Ogbomosho , Ibadan NORP versus Ilorin , and only God knows , how the Ekiti and the Oyo , would fair . It 's true the price of foreign goods in the U.S. GPE will rise as the dollar depreciates , but the general price level in the U.S. GPE is not as sensitive to the price of foreign goods as it is in most other countries . Laws that all but eviscerate the Bill of Rights will still be on the books . It is also used by many lawyers -LRB- several of the most famous are highly trained hypnotists -RRB- , when they desire to entrench a point firmly in the minds of the jurors .
& quot ; Once I started to excavate , & quot ; says Mazar , & quot ; it was as if I had written nothing . From time to time they 'd take fish they 'd caught onto the tees at the adjacent golf course to eviscerate them . what would be the point in that -LRB- at this point -RRB- It would not have changed anything , and possibly exasperated the circumstance . On the tombstone the gravediggers will engrave the words & quot ; The Diplomatic Horizon & quot ; -LRB- for the Palestinians NORP -RRB- andor & quot ; Principles for the Final Status Agreement & quot ORG ; andor & quot ; Framework Agreement for the Establishment of a Palestinian NORP State. & quot ; The theater of operations in CotA is so esoteric that people are n't going ot plop down $ 50 MONEY based on the subject matter .
If it 's the case that I live in some kind of moral or logical cesspit there 's nothing to force you to plumb my depths . Like I said before , if I wanted to plop down millions CARDINAL on a house or condo , I could walk to work . I want to push out of my mind that 50 hour comment and not expect anything like it , but it threatens to hang aroung and plump my ego , and there is no room for an ego in those small cockpits . Then they plop the ankal boan on top , put it in a little ceramic crock , and VIOLA . But when it comes to how to plumb a system or what materials to use , there is nothing -- at least nothing specific to sanitaion .
I know right before it happens , before it comes out of my bagonia , and I go into the bathroom , and pull down my shorts and undies , and wipe up intimately with two CARDINAL sections of Charmin Ultra , and there is a faint film of less than a drop , and then I plop down on the toilet and shove in a Playtex GPE deoderant superplus tampon that comes in the pink box , and that 's all she wrote . Unless you like to plaster your SSN and bank acct numbers all over usenet , identity theft should not be a problem . I think I 'll plump for the first ORDINAL suggestion , as I 've just finished upgrading the ' new ' machine and I ca n't be bothered to get inside it again . I think that the Mallettecs do n't have a hose barb for static - if that 's true , you ca n't plumb a TE probe into it . We will continue to ride on Saturday DATE mornings TIME and will post the ride information on Thursday DATE .
The pope has to be Jewish because the false prophet will point the Jews to a Gentile PERSON world leader . I am also going to assume you may want that as a navigation root and point you to a wiki page : https:weblion.psu.edutracweblionwikiMakeAsubfolderAnavigationRoot It 's against Thai NORP law to post under an assumed name . Simply post your ads to r.c.s.m in the future , to prevent this from happening again . Supporters point to lawmakers who voted against expanded funding of embryonic stem cell research and lost last year 's DATE elections as case studies for why the issue helps Democrats NORP .
do not use your home or personal email address to post sensitive topics to this group . Could someone please point me to it if there was one ? How do I post a binary file ? Some markers point to the ouster of Carson . They read Scripture as though it were poetry , and they learned from it accordingly .
To live in the human manner of progress , of abilities , of standards , of duties , you have so many areas wherein you can reach for ' Sainthood ' , and then one day We will meet Face to face , and you will be accountable for everything you thought , you spoke and you said . When you reach your 50th ORDINAL or 100th show , need critique , or have a special interview that would be of special interest to your fellow podcasters , by all means , share . read them on Yahoo yesterday They were a quasi-compilation of a bunch of anecdotal reports . Loco USA ORG , 40 % PERCENT of high school graduates can not read and do arithmetic , teachers can deduct from taxes guns , but not books , and their main problem is not to be beaten , raped or drugged . The SAME THING would happen if you were suddenly to reach FULL GROWTH actually right now you are only 85 % PERCENT full grown , and will stay that way the rest of your life .
Yes that 's a possibility , but you have to take the time to browse and read this website first . He also said that the currently 500 CARDINAL m - cubic - meter - a - day gas production in the country should reach 1,500 million m by QUANTITY the end of the Fourth Plan . For this reason we have our students read books , hear guest speakers and view works of art that sometimes reflect values and perspectives different from those of Northwestern College ORG . It is facing tomorrow DATE with a firm resolve to reach deep within yourself to find another strength , another talent ... They drum their own beat -LRB- I think I mentioned this before -RRB- .
Regardless , both are sexual predators who capitalize on adults who have suppressed their moral conscience like themselves . Not even Steve Ballmer PERSON playing the ape on stage can drum up much enthusiasm anymore . and you 're replying to him , i wonder what that makes you Someone who can properly capitalize a sentence . She drummed into me that I should be anything but mediocre . Did you mean to capitalize Wash ? Yes , although Shakespeare PERSON said ' Washes ' .
We drum into every one 's head that goes thru the CCW class . " Vietnam GPE is one CARDINAL of the fast - growing economies in Asia LOC , and this deal would position Cummins PERSON to capitalize on that growth , " said Solso PERSON . The OAV was marketed in such a way as to capitalize on viewer nostalgia ; in many ways , it was just a grown - up form of a show that men and women had watched as children . Bosch PERSON even sent Carl Goerdler PERSON and others , traveling under the guise of company business to drum up allied assistance to assassinate Hitler PERSON . I would n't advice using Roundup in a food garden or if you have a child whose condition may be sensitive to modern day chemicals , just plug away at the soil preparation and get that right from the start .
I need to map the distance - based acceleration that the function yields to values for controlling the motor speed so I can ramp up / down the motor speed based on the distance to be traveled . Your players plug in to the uVme global game network through your web site , and you 'll be offering player - to - player games with cash prizes . Using cotton - tipped probes , the doctors mapped out where on the patients ' chests they needed to press to recreate a sense of touch in various areas of the hand . I have tried different drivers and codecs etc , but since I plugged my headphone into the headphone jack PERSON the sound no longer works . To my understanding , each key must be unique and will lookup or map to a specific value .
It plugs into the RV wall socket and runs off the inverter OR off battery power when boondocking . For example - say I 'm trying to map out a flight - from HonKong GPE to Vancouver GPE - the line would show up as though I flew over China GPE , Europe LOC and North America LOC . They mapped it out , got temporarily excited about the idea , and then let it sit on the shelf . If I plug a phone into the line , I can get a dial tone , but ca n't call anywhere . Good products sell well at high prices throughout the world . Most people accept this concept .
It would n't be bad if the price of goods in China GPE could be equal to that of the countries in the first ORDINAL world . If all the high - quality products did n't sell well at high prices in China GPE and were sold cheaply everywhere , sellers would probably suffer great losses . People who do n't want to sell their good things at high price are fools . Who does n't want to save their own resources to buy good things at low prices ? Is it worth it to use low prices to dominate the market ? People used to do business by selling their surplus products , but what surplus products do we ourselves have ? Whether or not this main direction is right or wrong can not be explained . Our main direction is exchanging a large quantity of cheap products for a large amount of foreign currency . From an economic perspective , many foreigners are also making a lot of money from Chinese NORP people . Whether it is a surplus or deficit is not something that ordinary people are clear about .
From the perspective of mutual exchange of needed products , there needs to be normal international trades after all . As a matter of fact , this boundary has already been crossed a long time go . Products that are in short supply in this country are exported in large quantity , and products this country has are still imported in large quantity . This has already gone against the principles of Chinese NORP lifestyle . The Tangshan Earthquake left behind over 4000 CARDINAL orphans . In the Wenchuan Earthquake , the first ORDINAL things to collapse in practically every town were the school buildings , while the government buildings next door were far sturdier . The bodies of the students killed in the earthquake came to rest in the school playgrounds , the unremitting wretched cries of many family members confirming the deceased or paying respects harrowing the hearts of the hearers . During the course of the relief effort , various media either consciously or unconsciously began ranking contributions to the relief effort . On one CARDINAL hand , this had the effect of earning community respect for some altruistic big players while carrying out their obligations to society , while on the other hand left others in very awkward territory , with on - the - spot grillings about community responsibility leading to some public figures lamenting that " charity must not become a burden " , and what sort of community culture does all this reflect ?
Whether or not there really are any warning signs for such a large quake , this " global dilemma " , only God knows . Public crises from floods , SARS , snowstorms to earthquakes at another level are testing the response and resilience of our societal mechanisms , which encompasses the ability to handle a crisis from top to bottom at a decision - making level and the ability to promptly and effectively deploy society resources , also taking in the initiative and teamwork skills of the community at large , from the lowest rung to the highest . With more and more people willing to try the linux system , these habits may enable you to get twice the result with half CARDINAL the effort and find the fun in it . When you first ORDINAL begin to use Linux , you may feel unaccustomed to it . Many masters also share the same experience . They were once newbies after all . However , the Linux community is already doing an outstanding job in providing new users with relevant guides , manuals and basic technical documents , so that they can get started as soon as possible . When I first ORDINAL got my hands on Linux three years ago DATE , many people have helped me through forums , online chat and email . These " penguins " were really warm - hearted indeed .
For this , I feel much obliged to do something within my capacity for the community that have helped me selflessly and write something for friends who have just begun to use Linux . Here I 've compiled and translated seven CARDINAL habits others told me when I was a beginner . I believe if you apply the seven CARDINAL habits , you will feel it more secure and convenient and learn a lot of useful things when using Linux . Ultimately you will find using Linux is also as enjoyable . The fact that the Olympic torch is able to arrive China GPE safely , the significant role of the overseas Chinese NORP is undeniable . There was a time when some people had always harbored a hostile mentality towards overseas Chinese NORP . Even if they returned to serve the country and even if news articles called them " returnees , " what was actually in people 's mind were names like " sea turtles " or " sea weeds . " Anyway , none of the names treated those students who had returned or wanted to return with due respect . A friend of mine once made a call to ask about how things were going at the research institute where he ever worked .
The director immediately responded , " Do n't come back if you are doing well in the United States GPE ! " I reckon he was afraid he might lose his job to a returnee . The Great Olympic Torch Relay has not only demonstrated the capabilities of overseas Chinese NORP , but more importantly has showcased their patriotism as clear as the sun in the sky , which dwarfs those bad nationals who are unaccomplished , ill - intentioned or even corrupt and allows the Chinese NORP government to see overseas Chinese NORP in a better light . This will certainly be inspirational and helpful to the Chinese NORP government , among other things , in its future policy - making concerning cadres , talents and returnees , as well as adjusting its rigid citizenship rules . They completely stopped doing chimney construction , and the next chimney projects that were taken were directly contracted out , while still publicly claiming that it was their own team , thus messing around for a few more years DATE . Later on , chimney construction was completely dropped . And then , the company delved into the labor market and promoted project management with regard to construction . The project department was only in charge of using people , and they did n't keep loafers even for a day . Loafers were directly handed over to the Labor Center ORG .
They gave 200 yuan MONEY a month for living expenses , which basically means they were laid off . Because the company has n't recruited young employees for more than ten years DATE , most of these people were what was called " personnel in their 40s DATE and 50s " in society , a small handful of them were engineers and technicians , including some young university graduates . They should be reasonably considered unemployed people , but I do n't know if the government 's statistics of unemployed people include these people or not . Nowadays , all employees are completely replaced by contracted teams . Because there is no reference of the income of the previous construction workers , the migrant workers ' wages are constantly increasing . The profits brought to companies from decreasing labor costs are also decreasing due to the government 's measures for protecting migrant workers in recent years DATE . Because migrant worker turnover is very fast and they frequently change companies or construction sites , they often work among several construction sites , which brings difficulties to company quality and safety management . This causes project quality to be unstable and increases potential safety hazards . Marx affirmed Feuerbach PERSON 's materialism in the field of nature , but criticized his idealism in the field of social history .
Basically , facing the ugly reality of capitalism , he sank into idealism in terms of how to solve social problems , believing " universal love " was capable of treating social wounds . This is similar to the refrain , " if everyone gives a little love , the world will become a beautiful society , " sung in popular songs today DATE . On the basis of his critique of Feuerbach PERSON , Marx established the scientific socialism of historical materialism and found " the path of proletarian revolution and the dictatorship of the proletariat " to transform capitalist society . But various representatives of the bourgeois humanitarian thought always wanted to replace revolution with humanitarianism and even distorted the core value of Marxist NORP communism into humanitarianism . Marx gave a merciless refutation of this . He said , if the humanitarianism of early capitalism still had somewhat progressive significance to feudalism , then after we have already blazed a path and found the approach of scientific socialism , to still preach the bourgeoisie 's humanitarianism would mean that he was either new to the revolution , or he was the fiercest enemy of the revolution . I am in Taipei GPE , and other than donating a small amount of money to Tzu Chi PERSON to support my fellow countrymen , I really could n't do a whole lot . I could only say : Go fellow countrymen in Sichuan GPE !! Go Chinese people on both sides of the Strait !! Let me share something I 've learned with my friends and countrymen in the mainland , especially those in Sichuan GPE .
Those who have survived the great earthquake that had resulted in enormous casualties , other than being careful with the deadly epidemic and viruses , most importantly , must pay attention to the survivors who are suffering depression triggered by the unbearable deaths of their family members and close friends near them , so as to prevent a wave of suicide . I 'm stressing once again , every effort must be made to cheer up and encourage the people who survived the disaster so as to prevent a wave of suicide . This is very terrible and should n't be taken lightly . Waves of suicide occurred after the great Hanshin earthquake in Japan GPE or after the 9 / 21 earthquake in Taiwan GPE . Especially with regard to =Hanshin , many of the survivors committed suicide one CARDINAL after another during the period of six months to one year DATE after the earthquake . So in the case of the 9 / 21 earthquake back then , Tzu Chi PERSON , based on the experience from the Hanshin earthquake disaster , laid special emphasis on encouraging the survivors in the disaster area of Nantou GPE in Taiwan GPE and let them cry out loud whenever they felt sad . By allowing them to pour out their excruciating sorrow over the dead , they tried to keep them from contemplating suicide . Actually , in the years since the reforms , out of the numerous party members and ordinary cadres who worked to combat previous disasters , the majority through selfless dedication and practical action demonstrated that they were worthy members of the working class vanguard ! Demonstrating that it was they who were the real nucleus , the backbone force and the hope of the Chinese Communist Party ORG . Even those who went down the road of capitalist reform in the name of the party , they often ran the gauntlet of insults , sharing the " agony " of unemployment with countless other workers and the masses .
It 's difficult to imagine that without the vast majority of party members and ordinary cadres who shared the good and bad times with the people , shared their trials and tribulations , together bearing the weight of the " three CARDINAL big mountains " brought about by the capitalist reforms , whether these disastrous reforms could have lasted all the way to the present ! That the leadership authority of the party and nation , stolen by the capitalist roaders , the capitalist reformers and the revisionist groups could last until today DATE ! The entire party , entire army , and the whole country , especially the people in the disaster zone have not yet fully lost confidence in the Chinese Communist Party ORG , even fervently hoping the party can crack down on corruption , and reestablish its former glorious and correct greatness ! And therefore , the vast majority of party members and ordinary cadres who genuinely and sincerely care about the people in the disaster zone , will , just as in the past , support the rebuilding of the disaster area , even to the extent of sacrificing everything at the moment of truth , including their lives . China GPE is probably approaching the turning point at which overall inflation starts to decline . The shortage of pork has always been one CARDINAL of the main reasons for the overall inflation to skyrocket . However , in recent weeks DATE , domestic food prices have been stable or declining , relieving the public concern over shortage of supplies . For example , the weekly DATE survey by the Ministry of Commerce of China ORG shows that as of February DATE , the wholesale price of fresh pork had been steadily rising to nearly 23 yuan MONEY per kilogram -LRB- equivalent to 3.29 U.S. dollars MONEY -RRB- . Since then , the price has basically stabilized , falling back at 22.21 yuan MONEY last week DATE . Even if the prices of products like pork do not drop , the inflation rate may also decline .
Since China GPE 's CPI altogether broke through 5 % PERCENT in July of last year DATE , the base of comparison for last year 's DATE prices will be significantly raised , starting from July this year DATE . If no accelerated increase in prices has occurred by that time , then as time goes on , the year - on - year increase rate of prices will decline . The soaring food prices have indeed caused a lot of burden on impoverished people , but so far the overall consumption expenditure in China GPE does not seem to have been affected by inflation . In the wake of the earthquake in Wenchuan , Sichuan GPE , companies have followed up the actual situation with substantial donations , while conducting rational integrated event marketing . Tencent has demonstrated =great strength in this event , as not only has the company donated RMB 10 million , but Tencent users have donated over 10 million in disaster - relief funds . In the wee hours of May 13 TIME , Ma Huateng PERSON even personally supervised R & D of QQ prayer version that Tencent made for people in the disaster - hit areas . Well then , how did Tencent properly covered these incidents ? First ORDINAL , Tencent integrated the willingness of consumers , which is the willingness of Tencent users to donate for disaster - hit areas , and launched donation platforms on Tenpay GPE , QQ prayer version and Tencent public charity website . It proves that Tencent ORG 's grasp of its users has been very accurate , Tencent 's wisdom !
The wisdom and social responsibility of users reflected the social responsibility of Tencent ORG as a dot - com company . The amount for disaster relief donated by Tencent users has topped 10 million CARDINAL . Integrated marketing is about integrating the willingness of consumers , which Tencent did in a very quick and comprehensive way . In my opposition to despotism and pursuit of democracy , old Donghai GPE has always been frank and integral . I am who I really am and stick to the path of kind - heartedness . I oppose what should be opposed and pursue what should be pursued . Donghai GPE 's heart , as upright as a heavenly guardian , will not be " touched " based on if the CPC will touch me - Of course , both the CPC and I will be lucky if the CPC does not touch me . As for why , I do n't know or care to ask .
A friend inside the system ever told me : I disagree with your political opinion , but we know you are different from some people , in that you are not for yourself , but rather genuinely for the good of the country -LRB- rough meaning -RRB- . I 'm pretty moved and gratified over such words . It is commendable that such an understanding is from the camp I 'm opposed to . It is far more normal and honest than some " fellows " in the democracy and " Confucian " factions . Nonetheless , it is not that profound , because " for the good of the country " is just for my own good . Ancient scholars were for themselves , and Confucianism is a learning for one 's own good . The work of developing inner morality and applying moral virtue to everything else must be furthered and completed by using various political , social , scientific practices . For Chinese NORP Confucianists , in the current historic stage , it 's the best practice of benevolent ruling to oppose privileges and pursue human rights and to oppose despotism and pursue democracy . Some have said that the idea of regarding Google as just a search engine company is well past its best buy date .
Google 's aim is to supplant individual PC's or company data centers and become a global computer . And becoming a global computer hinges on cloud computing , this " simple but powerful " concept . Schmidt PERSON is not mincing matters , as a proponent of cloud computing , " Every investment that Google makes and all the work it does is all about cloud computing " . Google , this Internet giant with big dreams , also offers a lot of novel and exciting services . From browsing the planet from your living room with Google Earth to a new service developed by Google this March -- Google Sky Map -LRB- Google Sky -RRB- , via Web page browsers , users can bring to reality their dreams of " walking in space " , observe remote galaxies , planetary motion , even watching the explosion of supernovae . Astronomy buffs are lining up for it . " In a sense , the world has only five CARDINAL true computers . " These words from Yahoo ORG 's Director of Research Prabhakar Raghavan would surely leave many people dumbfounded . Recently I 've been preparing to change career course , leaving the stock market to grow in the real estate industry .
This in no way is because I see the stock market as empty and the real estate industry as promising , but because I think that at this moment in time , China GPE 's real estate industry more than the stock market needs some creative financial tools to neutralize the huge risks that have accumulated over the past few years DATE . What I had n't expected was that the vast majority of people after hearing about my decision first ORDINAL asked me : " When are house prices going to fall ? " They did n't want to hear my reasoning , instead expecting me to sum up predictions in real estate price trends in one CARDINAL simple sentence . " Just like you predicted the stock market , how you often said ' No bull market with inflation ' , that kind of straightforwardness " . I understand these friends do n't really care about the intriguing framework and theory of the stock market , or the government 's complex regulations and policies . So I intend to first ORDINAL answer their most pressing concern . In regard to China GPE 's domestic real estate prices , I sum it up in one CARDINAL sentence : " When oil prices are deregulated , house prices will plummet . " In the last three years DATE , I have always thought that only when the RMB gains value against a basket of currencies will house prices start to fall . Any policies apart from this only serve to allow the government to boost tax revenue , or allow the state - owned Commercial Bank ORG to increase interest returns .
This early morning TIME the soccer match between the Chinese NORP women 's team and the Korean team had indeed made me excited , I was surprised by the match 's brilliance , and I also gained a new understanding of the Korean team . They attacked swiftly and fearlessly and coordinated with tacit understanding , but looking back at the Chinese NORP women 's soccer team , it was in an inferior position either in time - control or coordination . We lost this game with no complaints . But looking at the match between the Chinese NORP men 's soccer team and the Iranians , that goal -- the insulting , provocative , and perverse goal -- made me question the quality of the Iranian NORP team and even of the people in that country . The Chinese NORP team showed their guts during this game ; they manifested the courage and fighting spirit of Chinese NORP people . We did not shy away from the powerful Iranian NORP team , but did our best ; it was n't until after an overtime and two CARDINAL rounds of penalty kicks that we then regretfully lost the match . Let us remember the Iranian NORP team , remember this Iranian NORP player who scored this goal -- Borhani . The IOC warriors return to our motherland with hope . I believe there will eventually be a day when we will -- avenge
These without a doubt were extremely beneficial to a young - aged girl to the extent that marrying a foreigner became popular and fashionable . Latecomers outstripped their predecessors and most actually did n't think twice about it . When they met a tall - nosed and blue - eyed man , sparks would always be ignited within the next three or five days DATE . What is pitiful about Chinese NORP women is that they know the men of their own race too well . There is none of that beauty that comes from distance . So they give up what is near to seek what is far away . If you conscientiously study the emotional traits of Chinese NORP and western men , you will find that Chinese NORP men are the most worthy of marrying . The emotions of Chinese NORP men lack a little romance , but instead are thick and solid . Their direction is specific and definite . They follow one of the world 's common truths that things will turn around when they become extreme .
Chinese NORP men truly understand the meaning of the three CARDINAL words " I love you . " They not only imply a deep emotion of attachment but , even more , devotion and true love . It enters a realm that is deeper and broader than just man and woman . It is the crystallization of life after it has been melted down , concentrated into three CARDINAL words . Thus of course , it is not like when foreigners know you for three days DATE and then they lavish praise on you . Of course , foreigners also have deep feelings . But when it lacks that level , things seem to lack seriousness somewhat after all Following right after the Thanksgiving Day , the year - end shopping DATE season kicked off in the US GPE . While various kinds of stores are crowded with people , the main shopping and auction websites have also ushered in a large number of visitors for online inquiries and shopping , with hit rates , traffic volume , and sales at these websites dramatically increased because of this .
EBay.com , the world 's largest online auction website , and its subsidiary price - comparison website Shopping.com ORG said that this Friday DATE -LRB- November 24 of this year DATE -RRB- after Thanksgiving EVENT , the hottest merchandise on its website was the commemorative big - eye plush doll T.M.X. Elmo ORG . EBay.com said that this past " Black Friday WORK_OF_ART " a total of 2,537 CARDINAL big - eye plush Elmo dolls were auctioned at an average price of around 70 US dollars MONEY at its website . The same toy is sold for less than 40 US dollars PERCENT at Wal - Mart ORG , but it is seldom in stock . Yet at the shopping.com website , the highest price it was sold for was 150 US dollars MONEY . According to reports , in recent days DATE the city of Changsha GPE has used 24 CARDINAL karat gold to re-case a 7.1 m QUANTITY tall statue of Mao Zedong PERSON and , to form a complete set , also has constructed a four - thousand - square - meter CARDINAL Gold Statue Square ORG to provide people a place to commemorate and relax . Upon hearing this I felt that if a regular statue is being provided for paying respects , then what positive effect does painting it again with a layer of gold have ? After the end of the Cultural Revolution , the idolized position of Mao underwent massive changes . Along with the taking down of Mao 's statues that filled the avenues in every region , or moving them to unnoticeable locations , old Mao PERSON , the unassailable god , had become a mortal once again . But that is not to say that Mao PERSON had stepped down from the altar .
The ubiquitous Mao - related glitz and graffiti have demonstrated this point . I believe that the vast majority of people of any era in history would identify with the misery that leader worship has caused for society and the common people . From ancient times , a unique characteristic of mankind has been idol - worship . But for the Chinese NORP , following the birth of Confucian NORP ethics , the object of worship has often not been those unfathomable spirits , but rather living and breathing mortals who have been deified . With the rapid economic development , the amount of electronic trash in our country will also increase rapidly at the annual DATE rate of 5 - 10 % PERCENT , All this electronic waste , if not recycled and treated properly , will all become main pollutants of the future environment and will have enormous effects on the development of the economic society . At present , the recycling and treatment of electronic trash in our country are in a situation in which they are suffering from problems both at home and abroad . Not only a large amount of electronic trash is generated at home each year DATE , an invasion of foreign electronic trash is also encountered . According to statistics , of the shocking amount of the world 's electronic trash , 80 % PERCENT are shipped to Asia LOC , and among them 90 % PERCENT are discarded in China GPE .
Calculated this way , in recent years DATE our country has to take in more than 70 % PERCENT of the electronic trash in the whole world annually . Experts told the writer that most materials of electronic trash contain harmful substances such as lead , mercury , tin , cadmium , and others . If not properly treated , these substances will bring serious pollution to the environment . The disposal is in a state of supervision vacuum , and it really hurts to think that the large amount of electronic trash in our country is in a state of supervision vacuum . [] On Monday DATE , government representatives of some 120 CARDINAL countries will gather in the capital of Kenya GPE to hold a one - week DATE conference to discuss how to reduce the production of harmful waste , and to promote the recycling and reuse of waste . [] 50 Million Tons of Electronic Trash Per Year Experts are especially concerned about toxic substances that people call " electronic waste . " [] In electronic products such as computers and cell phones , there are lead , cadmium , mercury , and other harmful substances . [] This kind of discarded electronic trash can reach 50 million tons QUANTITY per year , equivalent to more than 5 % PERCENT of all urban trash . [] Experts say that most electronic trash are dumped into African NORP countries and other developing countries .
[] UN Environment Program ORG spokesperson Nuttall PERSON said that a recent study shows that tens of thousands CARDINAL of computers , as well as other equipment , have been shipped to developing countries . All of these were donated by people to the poor . Last week DATE I called a friend who 's recently become a surgeon in Beijing GPE , and heard something that I 'll say a bit about . Basically , most people 's idea of an operation is nothing but that you give the patient an anesthetic , ah , cut him open , take out the bad bits , sew him up , and it 's over . That 's when you meet obliging people . But there are some people in this world who are just not that obliging . My friend had the luck to meet some of these people . A forty - something middle - aged man was going to have an operation . It was n't a minor operation ; it would need at least two or three hours CARDINAL , and need a general anesthetic .
He was given the anesthetic , and , hey , he 's still wide awake , chatting with the doctor , on and on and on . What about ? Just those couple of last night 's World Cup EVENT games were such and so forth . It happened that one CARDINAL of the doctors was a soccer fan , too , and the two CARDINAL of them just began chatting on the operating table . But no one can stand you talking like this ! This thing takes two or three hours , and if I make a wrong cut with my knife here , are you going to be giving me an end - of - year bonus ? And the nurse is n't happy , either , -- not everyone is a sports fan -- and just by coincidence she has just had a fight with her other half last night because of the TV matter . The doctors and nurses knew the bottom of the story quite well , so they stopped right away after they saw her face . China GPE 's judiciary basically has complete initiative with regards to personnel appointments ,
If the judiciary proposes a candidate and the National People 's Congress ORG and the Party Committee ORG do n't see any problem , the candidate will inevitably be approved and appointed . It is an appropriately democratic process that also reflects the independence of the judiciary . Of course , democracy should be expanded further in the future . However , abroad , such as in the US GPE , it is administrative bodies and parties that do the nominating . The judiciary has no nominating power at all . When US GPE President Bush PERSON proposed a candidate for supreme court judge , he first ORDINAL nominated his own female secretary . With regards to finances , each year China GPE 's National People 's Congress ORG can supplement the portion of funds that the judiciary is lacking . Overseas , such as in the US GPE , this is n't possible at all . In any country , the judiciary ca n't print money . It is obliged to rely on a parliamentary resolution calling for the government to allocate funds .
These in fact are all balances in the democratic system . For any country that has the same finance system as that in China GPE , it is just a bit more democratic in China GPE . Saddam PERSON 's last days DATE and what is said he was like Bu Thari PERSON What we know about Saddam Hussein PERSON in recent years DATE is that he had changed a lot . He had Islamic NORP tendecies and acts which many Iraqis NORP mentioned , saying that Saddam PERSON supported to a great extent the building of mosques centers for memorizing Koran PERSON , and charities , and the dancer 's punishment was death . He had many works . But some explained his Islamic NORP tendency by saying that he was currying favor with the Sunnis NORP as if they were reading his mind . I have followed Saddam Hussein PERSON , especially in recent years DATE , and I noticed about him was that there was religion but there was injustice and coarseness .
And his punishment was unjust . I mean , for example , the dancer would be killed after second ORDINAL offence . I did not expect anyone to kill the dancer unless good would come of it , but like the most idiots his aim was correct but the method was wrong . Another example - after his son Udai harmed the Iraqi NORP people and attacked women and other matters , Saddam PERSON ordered him to be killed . And in fact he was fired on but survived miraculously , after being hit with several fatal shots some of which hit his spine . This is a sign that there was good in him otherwise he would not have ordered the killing of his son , his own child . But he was not a scholar nor feared in God . I myself heard from some people who were in Iraq GPE about the things that Saddam Hussein PERSON used to do , and could not be reasonably done by anyone other than a good Moslem NORP To the extent that many said of his actions that they were only to gain favor amongst the Sunnis NORP and the religious . But we judge by the appearances and his end was in line with the appearance . In his last days during the fall of Baghdad GPE and his disappearance , an old woman or man said on TV on al - Jazeera ORG channel that he was hiding in her house and had had his prayer mat with him and was always praying and reading the Koran .
Do we say no , this is hypocrisy ? Bear PERSON in mind that many have said that Saddam PERSON prayed regularly especially after he was put in prison by the Rafida PERSON and their masters . Some of those who said that he was always praying and reading the Koran are the Christians who visited him in his prison cell . Finally , during his hanging , the Rafida PERSON tried to distract him and keep him from saying the Creed before his death . They were trying everything they could but we say that God made him steadfast for the whole world to see that he died acknowledging God . The Rafida PERSON were shouting provocative words such as Muqtada PERSON and al - Sadr PERSON so that he would lose control and curse them , then they would have killed him . So they could show the clip in which there is cursing and insults from Saddam PERSON and cut the rest . However he remained steadfast in saying the creed and was killed whilst saying it . I believe that this could n't have happened without God making him steadfast otherwise God would not have made him steadfast in it . As one CARDINAL of the sheikhs says , many people when they were supposed to say the creed and were being dictated the creed by those present would murmur " Did love see drunkards ? "
Other people say , I have not said it while I was alive and you want me to say it when I am dying ... the truth is what is apparent . But Saddam Hussein PERSON was reasonable in that he repented and turned to his creator who receives the repentance from his slave . And he committed himself to the worship of God . And remained loyal to God . I ask God to have mercy on him and to forgive him and to give him an ample dwelling in his paradise and guide the rest of the Ba'thists NORP . The success of al - Jazeera ORG and the failure of Hebrew , the film " The Death Squads " for WORK_OF_ART downloading . The Source of the Word . The al - Jazeera ORG channel broadcasted the film " The Death Squads WORK_OF_ART " with subtitles , as it was previously shown on the British Channel 4 ORG . In this film the role of the Shiites NORP in our beloved Iraq GPE becomes clearer . The Hebrew channel , I meant the Al - Arabiya ORG channel , did not dare , to broadcast this film or even mention it and the reasons are famously unknown ..
This is a unique precedent for al - Jazeera ORG .. There are many questions , amongst them the timing of its being shown at this very time , following the conflict in interests between the Sons of Monkeys and Pigs and the Sons of Temporary Marriages ... I leave you with the film which saddens the heart and makes it bleed .... the link to the film .. http://z08.zupload.com/download.php?...filepath=48993 The Islam Diary : A leader of the Shiite NORP death squads in Sadr City GPE , east of Baghdad GPE , acknowledged that the Mahdi Army militia was involved in killing operations of Arab NORP Sunni NORP men after kidnapping them , despite their relatives having paid the blood money demanded by the hostage - takers in return for their being freed . Speaking at the same time about an Iranian NORP role in the financing and support of the war of genocide against the Sunnis NORP . " Fadil " , a commander in the Mahdi Army tells how he had followed three CARDINAL Arab NORP Sunni NORP men for a period of some weeks and detained them when they were crossing the Karada PERSON bridge , after having informed an Iraqi NORP army road block close to the area that he was pursuing " terrorists " , then attacked the car of the group in question . He also told the British NORP Guardian that he took the three CARDINAL men to Sadr City GPE where his group had interrogated them then executed them , indicating that the members of the Mahdi Army usually demanded a ransom from the families of the hostages in return for freeing their relatives , and would liquidate them anyway after they receive the ransom . The newspaper quoted another commander in the Mahdi Army as saying ; " We have taken 10 CARDINAL Sunnis NORP hostages , we will get a ransom for five CARDINAL of them , then we will kill them all . In every major hostage - taking operation we get 50 thousand dollars MONEY , " and he considered it to be the best business a person could be running in Baghdad GPE now ! The newspaper described " Fadil " as a valuable commander to this squad because he is a Shiite NORP who grew up in the Sunni NORP area south of Baghdad GPE .
He speaks in the Sunni NORP dialect and carries an identity card from the Yusufiyah Sunni NORP village . He was quoted as saying : " I can enter the Sunni NORP areas without anyone knowing that I am a Shiite NORP . " It pointed out that Fadil GPE and the likes are responsible for the dozens CARDINAL of corpses which are being found daily DATE in Baghdad GPE . This means that the Baghdad GPE security plan will not be successful unless the Americans NORP control squads such as these to put breaks on the civil war . " Fadil " was quoted as saying that the Mahdi Army ORG is resorting in its operations to reinforcements from Iraqi NORP army units commanded by its members or sympathizers , and confirmed that all the police belong to the Shiite NORP militia . He added that the Mahdi Army ORG is receiving logistic and military support from Iran GPE and that they are not encountering any problems in getting weapons through to Sadr City GPE because they usually present a letter to each of the checkpoints they pass through . Son of the Interior " The Al - Jazeera channel is superior to the Al - Arabiya in many areas " " even though it has some bad faults " " ______________ al - Mu'tasim _ ORG ___________ " Abu Bakr al - Razi PERSON
I swear !!!!! You are like a Zubairi PERSON Chairman of the Club -LSB- QUOTE ORG You are like a Zubairi -LSB- /quote -RSB- Source of the Word God bless you , my brother , Son of the Interior As for it being superior , it is superior to the Hebrew , I mean the 'Arabiya channel and there is no competition between them . It is the best one at conveying the incidents on the ground in Iraq GPE , and has not covered many of the facts . As regards some of the faults they are many - especially its view of Saudi Arabia GPE .. As we have said this is a unique precedent for it ...
The Glare Brother Source of the Word , a very good morning to you . This Zionist - American PERSON and Safavid NORP evil triangle has nothing else to do but put an end to the Sunnis NORP and the Book so that there is no one to resist them . But however much they try , Baghdad GPE will remain , by God 's decree , the capital of the Islamic NORP caliphate . It will return , God permitting ! The victories of the Mujahideen LOC are obvious and America GPE and its Safavid NORP henchmen are no longer able to hide this fact . God be praised and blessed and we ask Him the Almighty on high to empower the Mujahideen LOC to be victorious and strong ; He has the power and ability to do so . Unique of His Kind My brother Source of the Word . The truth is that I saw the film and it was really terrifying to the extent that I thought I was watching a fictional film ... because I could not imagine the extent of the Safavid NORP hatred and criminality . Despite what I had already imagined regarding their hatred and criminality nevertheless I did not imagine them reaching this level of hatred and criminality .
Al - Jazeera ORG deserves every appreciation for showing this film to the Arab NORP viewer . But as for the Al - Arabiya channel , as long as al - Rashed ORG is its director I wash my hands of it completely . Greetings . Abu Juri Permit PERSON me to differ . The Al - Arabiya channel in a short time has pulled the rug out from under the lying al - Jazeera ORG channel . If the al - Jazeera ORG channel has , as you say , shown a tape about the Shiites NORP then it , in contrast , has not presented more important tapes about the treacherous government of Qatar GPE . The last of these tapes or news is Peres PERSON ' visit to Doha GPE and the warm reception which he and his delegation enjoyed . There is no channel without faults .
But Al - Arabiya ORG is the best of them and it is more credible than Al - Jazeera ORG whose first ORDINAL aim , as we all know , is to attack Saudi Arabia GPE and to interfere in our country 's affairs , even the private ones . I wish , even if it was only once , to watch one CARDINAL of those al - Jazeera 's ORG programs in which there is a lot of shouting and fighting , talking about the Al - Udeid Base , or the Israeli NORP trade office and what the Israelis NORP are doing exactly . There are hidden matters in the state of Qatar GPE and its government . But Al - Jazeera ORG tries to cover up these failings by attacking other states and governments . Source of the Word Try again perhaps we can understand what you wrote ... Source of the Word By God 's will I have just understood it . Source of the Word May God grant you long life , my esteemed brother Glare PERSON .
You are right in what you wrote . And victory is coming by God 's leave . Salem Neither Al - Arabiya nor Al - Jazeera ORG -- How I wish success to the Al - Majd channels , as they are truly the most pure and credible media channels on the face of the Earth LOC . As for the rest of the channels they serve dubious agendas . If they hit the spot once they miss a thousand times . Son of the Interior "!!" we have al - Razi PERSON here ; who is his equal "!!" " A scholar and a genius , an inventor and discoverer "
" Abu Bakr PERSON ! You said nothing new " " _______________ Al - Mu'tasim _ LOC ________ " the Source of the Word . May God grant you long life , my brother Unique , welcome back ! The Al - Arabiya started as a rival to Al - Jazeera ORG but it failed and the reason is famously unknown ... you find it in the word Hebrew And so the news started and the competition was won with make - up and women 's concerns . May you stay in good health .. The hot dialogue ... that went on between -LSB- -LSB- -LSB- Saddam Hussein PERSON and Rumsfeld PERSON -RSB- -RSB- -RSB- at the airport prison . Collaborator
Details of the minutes of the meeting between Rumsfeld PERSON and Saddam Hussein PERSON at the Airport Prison FAC ... Washington GPE offers Saddam PERSON a television appearance to stop the Resistance in return for his freedom . Baghdad GPE - INA - from Aras An Nasiri Minutes of the dialogue between Saddam PERSON and Rumsfeld PERSON from trusted American NORP sources . What follows is the text of the minutes At the start of the conversation President Saddam PERSON appeared extremely calm . Perhaps he was surprised that his guest was Rumsfeld PERSON , but he did not appear at all nervously tense . Rumsfeld PERSON began the conversation by saying Rumsfeld PERSON : I came to meet you to negotiate the situation in Iraq GPE ; we have made contact with some of your followers inside and outside Iraq GPE , they have advised us to listen to you . Saddam Hussein PERSON : So what do you want ? Your forces have occupied the territory of the proud Iraq GPE , you have brought down the governing regime without a legal support ,
you have assaulted the sovereignty of an independent free sovereign country , you have committed crimes which history will record against you as evidence of your blood - stained civilization . So what do you want after all that ? Rumsfeld PERSON -LRB- trying to suppress his anger -RRB- : What 's past is past , I came especially to make you a clear and specific offer and I want to hear from you a clear and definite answer . Saddam Hussein PERSON -LRB- mockingly -RRB- : I thought you had come to apologize and restore power to the Iraqis NORP . Rumsfeld PERSON : We have nothing to apologize for , you constituted a danger to your neighbors and tried to acquire weapons of mass destruction and practiced dictatorship over your people and so it was only natural that we extended our hand to the people of Iraq GPE to rid them of the perils which had confronted them for more than three decades DATE . Saddam Hussein PERSON : I know that you are ignorant of history , and I know that your president is no less ignorant but it seems that you have continued to lie to the extent that you now believe yourselves . If " by our neighbors " you mean the Zionist Entity then we did indeed form a danger , we were preparing to liberate our ravished territory in Palestine GPE . This is the wish of every Arab NORP person and not just every Iraqi NORP . For this is Arab NORP land and its people are Arab NORP , and the Zionists NORP are the ones who occupied the land and came to us from all over the world with your help , yours , and that of the old imperial powers .
But if you meant Kuwait GPE , I want to ask you . Did you withdraw from Kuwait GPE or not ? Rumsfeld PERSON : These are security issues . Besides , there are security agreements between us and Kuwait GPE and the other Gulf LOC states ... we came at their request to protect them from your threats . Saddam Hussein PERSON : Is n't funny that the wolf is being entrusted with the sheep ? The people of Kuwait GPE are an Arab NORP people . And Kuwait GPE is Iraqi NORP territory , therefore I ask you to read history carefully , although I am certain that you wo n't comprehend it . Rumsfeld PERSON : Stop from this drivel , I am offering you ... Saddam Hussein PERSON -LRB- interrupting -RRB- : Before you offer me your rotten goods , I ask you did you find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq GPE or not ? Rumsfeld PERSON -LRB- disconcerted -RRB- : We have n't found them yet , but we will surely find them one day .
Do you deny that you had intentions to manufacture a nuclear bomb ? Saddam Hussein PERSON : We have had no weapons of mass destruction since 1991 DATE , we were truthful when we spoke with the international inspection mission , we were truthful in our letters to Kofi Annan PERSON , you knew these facts but you were looking for any pretext to occupy Iraq GPE and topple its legitimate authority . Rumsfeld PERSON : The Iraqis NORP received us with overwhelming happiness and welcomed us , because of the practices of your bloody regime over the course of all those years in which you governed Iraq GPE . Saddam Hussein PERSON : Please , Mr Rumsfeld PERSON , enough lying . You are the ones who have opened the floodgates to cascades of blood on the soil of Iraq GPE , you plotted against us and got some traitors to take over power over the land of the great Iraq GPE . Rumsfeld PERSON : Those you are calling traitors have been chosen by the Iraqi NORP people as their leaders by democratic means and free elections , something that did not take place during your rule over the country . Saddam Hussein PERSON : I found out that you had come with a troop of traitors led by Talabani PERSON -LRB- laughs mockingly -RRB- . Great Iraq GPE is being ruled by Talabani PERSON and Jaafari PERSON . Is n't this ridiculous ? Then , which elections are you talking about ?
Is it permissible for what you call free elections to be held under your occupation of our country ? Mr Rumsfeld PERSON , we have learned from history that the occupier will not bring except his assistants and lackeys , and you want , after all that , to convince me that the people of Iraq GPE enjoy freedom and democracy ? You are truly delusional . Rumsfeld PERSON -LRB- barely able to contain his anger -RRB- : You are isolated and do not know the facts of what is happening on the outside . The Iraqi NORP people have been liberated from your oppression , if they saw you or any of your men in the street they would kill you . Saddam Hussein PERSON : I challenge you to announce your location in Iraq GPE if you can . If the Iraqi NORP resistance found out your whereabouts you would not be able to get out alive . I want to give a word of advice to your " dumb " president , you must pass it on to him , and it is that he should save what is left of his soldiers . Death surrounds them everywhere and history will not be merciful to him .
Rumsfeld PERSON : I came to talk with you about the terrorist operations which your men are instigating and carrying out . Your men have recently carried out an ignoble operation aimed at the Abu Ghraib prison where they injured and killed more than fifty CARDINAL Americans NORP and also killed a number of prisoners imprisoned under various charges . Your men are employing terrorists from all parts of the world and they are threatening the democratic process in Iraq GPE . Saddam Hussein PERSON : What is it you want exactly ? Rumsfeld PERSON : I am making you one CARDINAL offer , that you are released and choose for yourself a place of exile in any country you wish on the condition that you appear on television to announce your condemnation of the terrorism and to ask your men to stop these practices . Saddam Hussein PERSON : Have you obtained the consent of your president to this offer ? Rumsfeld PERSON : Yes , this offer was agreed to at a session in which the President , his deputy , the Secretary of State ORG and the head of the CIA ORG took part and I was commissioned to inform you of this offer . Saddam Hussein PERSON : It is a very low price . Rumsfeld PERSON -LRB- excited -RRB- : We are prepared to include elements close to you in power . Saddam Hussein PERSON : And what else ?
Rumsfeld PERSON : We will offer you considerable financial assistance and will look after your and your family 's security in the country you choose . Saddam Hussein PERSON : Do you want to hear my conditions ? Rumsfeld PERSON : Yes , that would be nice . Saddam Hussein PERSON -LRB- in language beaming with pride and arrogance -RRB- I want you first ORDINAL of all .. to set me a timetable for the withdrawal from Iraq GPE that your government will commit itself to it in front of the world , and for you to begin the withdrawal operation immediately . I ask , secondly ORDINAL , .. for the immediate release of all the Iraqi NORP and Arab NORP detainees in the prisons you have set up or in those where you have shackled the freedom of tens of thousands CARDINAL of honorable Iraqis NORP . Thirdly ORDINAL , I ask you .. for the undertaking that full compensation will be offered for the material losses which the Iraqi NORP people have suffered through your aggression on our country since the Mother of All Battles in 1991 DATE until this present day DATE . I will accept the assistance of an international and Arab NORP committee in estimating these losses . Fourthly ORDINAL , I ask that you produce the money which your men looted from the treasuries of Iraq GPE and its oil especially this criminal Bremmer and his henchmen from the traitors and renegades . And , fifthly , I ask for .. the return of the antiquities which you have stolen and handed over to the antiquities mafia , for these are priceless treasures because they bear the history of Iraq GPE and its civilization . Your country is no older than a few hundred years .
True , you do not have neither a civilization nor history , but all that can not excuse your thefts and your hatred of Iraq GPE 's civilization and Iraq GPE 's riches . Sixthly ORDINAL , I ask that you hand me the weapons of mass destruction if you have found them , bring back to life all the martyrs you have killed , and return the integrity of the glorious Iraqi NORP women which you have robbed . Rumsfeld PERSON : Is this some kind of joke ? Saddam Hussein PERSON : No , this is just the bitter truth , which you know very well . Mr Rumsfeld PERSON , you have committed the greatest crime in history against a peaceful Arab NORP state .. we met each other in the eighties . Do you remember your offers ? Rumsfeld PERSON : Let us forget the past , we are in the process of re-evaluating our position on you and on the many forces which displayed hostility to us in the past . We have decided to hold a dialogue with the moderate Islamists . We have no objection to their arrival in power via the ballot box . But more importantly , we have decided to open channels of dialogue with " terrorist " organizations such as Hamas ORG and Jihad and Hezbollah ORG who are loyal to Iran GPE , and other fundamentalist organizations in the whole world .
And we even have a project to get in touch with the Taliban ORG movement in Afghanistan GPE to discuss its participation in power in return for disarming . Saddam Hussein PERSON : Then you have begun to re-think your mistaken methodology . Rumsfeld PERSON : It is a natural development of things , we are trying to spread democracy to all countries and all autocratic movements . Saddam Hussein PERSON : You would be successful if you would tell the truth . I know the reality of your goals . If you were really sincere you would begin straightaway , you and your allies , to withdraw from Iraq GPE , and you also have to back down from your position of supporting Israel GPE . I know that your president is stubborn and obstinate and not sincere . Rumsfeld PERSON : He is a democratically elected president and not a bloodthirsty ruler like you . Saddam Hussein PERSON : Terrorism is your trade and deceit your method . Rumsfeld PERSON : This proposal is an historic chance for you .
We will release you and will consult with you in everything concerning governance issues in Iraq GPE . If you reject this offer then the opportunity will not be repeated . Saddam Hussein PERSON : I am not looking for opportunities , I am not looking for a way to save my neck from the gallows which you have set up for the whole of Iraq GPE . If I wanted that I would have accepted the Russian NORP offer and saved my two CARDINAL sons and my grandson from martyrdom . I do not know what the fate of my family and my daughters and grandchildren is , but be sure that I am concerned for every Iraqi NORP citizen and the future of the Great Iraq GPE more than I am concerned with myself and my family . You have previously made me an offered before this through your men that I say the weapons of mass destruction were smuggled to Syria GPE , and you said that the price was my release . I refused and I repeat the refusal once again . Rumsfeld PERSON : I do not want a refusal from you , I want you to think about it . We are currently re-evaluating our positions , we want to stop the bloodshed on both sides and so our offer is made from the point of strength and not from the point of weakness .
We asked Jalal Talabani PERSON to make a statement in which he denies any intention to execute you as a sign of good will from us . We are ready to review our position completely on the entire political process in Iraq GPE and we will hold a dialogue with you and with your men on this matter . Saddam Hussain PERSON : Are you ready to withdraw or not ? Rumsfeld PERSON : We could discuss re-deployment , our forces have prepared bases for long - term stay . We could withdraw from the streets and the towns but we will stay in the bases for a some time . Saddam Hussein PERSON : Then you want a new lackey to be added to this queue of lackeys . No Mr. Rumsfeld PERSON .. do n't forget that you are speaking with Saddam Hussein PERSON , the president of the state of Iraq GPE . Rumsfeld PERSON : But you have lost power . Saddam Hussein PERSON : I have only honor left and honor can not be sold or bought . Rumsfeld PERSON : But life has a value that is priceless .
Saddam Hussein PERSON : There is no value to a life without honor , and you robbed Iraq GPE of its honor when you desecrated its land . We will get our honor back whether Saddam Hussein PERSON survives or becomes a martyr . Rumsfeld PERSON : Your followers with whom we entered into a dialogue have told us that the decisions will be yours , first ORDINAL and last . Were they expecting your reaction ? Saddam Hussein PERSON : For sure , they know that Saddam Hussain PERSON can not back down at the expense of his nation and its honor . Rumsfeld PERSON : History will hold you responsible for the blood which is being spilled in Iraq GPE . Saddam Hussein PERSON : On the contrary , history will judge you because of your crimes .. I warned you in advance when I said to you that you will commit suicide on the walls of Baghdad GPE , and here you are paying the price . I ask you to go to London GPE and read the records of the British Foreign Office ORG to find out some of the characteristics of the struggle of the Iraqi NORP people against your British NORP friends whose mistakes you are repeating and making them participate with you . The Iraqi NORP people are an obstinate people and do not fear death ... the Resistance is stronger than you imagine and therefore I predict there 'll be more .
End of the text of the meeting minutes ... the source May your steps in doing good be like someone walking on sand ... he makes no sound but his tracks are obvious . MOTAAWEN@HOTMAIL.COM Over the sun http://alsaha.fares.net/sahat?128@96.GdrOcqF3AIR.21@.3ba9a044 Details of the minutes of the meeting between Rumsfeld PERSON and Saddam Hussein PERSON at the Airport Prison FAC . The Amateur Rumsfeld PERSON : We have nothing to apologize for . You were a danger to your neighbors and tried to acquire weapons of mass destruction . And you practiced dictatorship over your people .
and so it was natural that we extended our hand to the people of Iraq GPE to rid them of the perils which had confronted them for more than three decades DATE . And did Rumsfeld PERSON free Iraq GPE from dangers ? He is really delusional ... I have reservations about what appeared in these minutes ... because I think it unlikely that what happened at that meeting would leak out this easily ... And I do not believe that Rumsfeld PERSON would meet Saddam PERSON unless Saddam PERSON himself made signs ... the important thing is that the expression quoted above tells of a reality that can not be but accepted ... May God the Great forgive me . Collaborator My brother , Over the Sun . I apologize for repeating the article , and thank you for participating . May your steps in doing good be like someone walking on sand ... he makes no sound but his tracks are obvious . MOTAAWEN@HOTMAIL.COM
Cooperator My brother Amateur Thank you for participating . May your steps in doing good be like someone walking on sand ... he makes no sound but his tracks are obvious . MOTAAWEN@HOTMAIL.COM Qais PERSON the Son of His Father The Martyr of the Nation , God is his protector and we do not recommend anyone above God , ascended up the gallows walking straight , not with a bowed head , and he was treated to what -LRB- -LRB- the lackeys -RRB- -RRB- witnessed . He disdained death and was not bothered by it , challenging the provocations of the imperialist donkeys with full self - control , repeating the words " There is no God but God and Mohammed PERSON is the messenger of God . " After the sentence was carried out and his body was dangling in the air , his shoes were above the heads of the scum , the imperialist donkeys , those on whose backs the people of the cross are riding and who share the trenches with them to carry out the most despicable , vile and contemptible crime the Islamic NORP world has know in our current age . .
-LRB- -RRB- Exalted in life and in death **** verily , you are one of the miracles As if the people around you when they rose up **** delegations at your call in the days of prayer . As if you are standing amongst them addressing - **** and all of them are standing to pray You extended your hands towards them in welcome **** just as you extended them towards them with gifts . When the bowels of the Earth LOC became too tight to - **** confine your exaltedness after Death They made the air your tomb and they exchanged - **** for the shrouds the gown of the sandy winds For Your Greatness in our souls grows and is tended - **** by guards and trustworthy confidents May the Compassionate rain his blessings on you - ***** with mercies passing to and fro The Emirati Saddam Hussein PERSON : I have nothing left but honor and honor can not be bought and sold .
The Collaborator My brother Qais , the Son of his Father , I thank you for your post and the addition , may God take care of you . May your steps in doing good be like someone walking on sand ... he makes no sound but his tracks are obvious . MOTAAWEN@HOTMAIL.COM PERSON I just got back from the gym . oh good . uh-huh . How 's it going ? oh pretty well .
It was really crowded today DATE . yeah . I kind of assumed everyone would be at the shore . uh-huh . I was wrong . Well it 's the middle of the week or whatever so . But it 's the fourth of July . %mm . So .
yeah . People have to work tomorrow DATE . Do you have to work tomorrow ? yeah . Did you have off yesterday DATE ? Yes . oh that 's good . And I was paid too . oh . Is it paid today DATE ?
No . oh . But %uh yeah , so the gym 's going well . oh . But I still need to go more often . Well how often are you going ? Only four days a week . .
yeah . Got to get that up to five CARDINAL . %mm . But , I do n't really like going with Anne Marie PERSON because she does n't like to stay very long . Why ? I do n't know . She kind of , well unfortunately for some reason she 's not like into cardio vascular . So when I 'm still riding the bike she 's completely finished her weight lifting routine . mhm .
And like I have n't even started mine . mhm . You know and I kind of hinted to her that really the only way to lose weight is cardio vascular . mhm . It 's true . And that lifting the weights wo n't lose weight . % mm % PERCENT mm . You wo n't lose it , you know , but No I mean you might lose some but that 's only when yo- . For a woman who is lifting not that much I do n't think yeah . You would . I mean yeah
I mean the only thing is %um just getting your heart rate up for extended periods of time . yeah , So I do n't know maybe she 'll catch on soon . You do burn a lot of calories an hour though , lifting weights . uh-huh . But %uh yeah I mean I do n't think you 're going to lose that much . and also lifting weights at Bally ORG 's means you 're standing on line for as much time as you 're actually lifting .
Really . yeah . That 's too bad . yeah . So is it really overcrowded ? Well , I mean obviously since I work I ca n't get there until about six o'clock at night which is when everyone else gets there . mhm . mhm . But I 'm sure for people who go in the daytime it 's probably dead . yeah . You know and %um , like when I go Saturday and Sunday DATE mornings it 's totally dead .
mhm . So But you know the weeknights is pretty crazy . yeah . yeah I found a gym yesterday here that 's only eight pounds a month which is like twelve dollars MONEY , twelve fifty oh yeah . Wow . yeah . It 's at the hospital nearby .
Well that 's a deal . yeah . yeah . So uh-huh . I think %um tonight TIME Charlie PERSON and I are going to go over and join up . Even Charlie PERSON 's going to join ? No , but it has to be debited from a bank account so it 's got to be debited from his . yeah . In your letter you said that he eats constantly . oh my god .
Really ? Alice , I 've never seen anybody eat as much as he does and he 's so skinny . mhm . I mean the amount of cereal he eats like between meals and after meals yeah . and we go through a box of cereal every two days DATE . Really ? yeah . Wow .
He eats at least like four CARDINAL of cereal a day like in addition to like meals . uh-huh And when he goes to work he brings four CARDINAL sandwiches with him , uh-huh . a bag of potato chips uh-huh . %um you know and then little sweetie things chocolates and **cakies** and stuff like that . uh-huh And then you know before he leaves every morning he has like two CARDINAL fried eggs mhm on toast with cheese %um vegetarian sausages %um and like fruit and oh my god it 's just crazy . mhm . It 's crazy how much he eats . He was probably starving when he was here . yeah .
I think what we got to do is just when he comes just have lots of cereal . He likes Cocoa Pops . oh boy . Wow . That 's pretty crazy . yeah . It 's all about being a blue collar man . I guess so . They 're the ones who can eat all day . Really ?
Well I mean he does work his ass off so yeah . But %uh 291.01_291.28_B CARDINAL : %hm . %hm . So , I assume it 's hard for you not to eat as much as he does . No . I learned quick fast in a hurry because I 've gained so much weight . oh really ? yeah .
Actually in the first week I was here -- mhm . -- I gained a lot so . Well it 's hard to you know not eat when somebody else is eating . Well I 'm figuring it out fast because -- okay -- with not working out and all yeah . it 's pretty miserable my crunch tape . %mm . So I called this woman today DATE and %um , she 's a dressmaker and we 're going to go see her next Thursday and talk about her making my wedding dress . Slate green .
yeah . %uh . See , that way I can have exactly what I want . Exactly . And it 's only going to be about two hundred and fifty pounds CARDINAL which is about three hundred and fifty dollars CARDINAL . uh-huh . So it 's pretty good I mean comparatively . yeah . And it 'll be exactly what I want and it 'll look good on me , you know like fit me , Sure . which is necessary at the moment because I 'm plump
so . mhm . Now , daddy got %um the invitations together for you today . uh-huh . And in it I put , %um paint samples from Sherwin Williams PERSON uh-huh . of all the different like shades of what color I thought you might be thinking of for the bride 's maids . uh-huh . oh I already told them all black but dad does n't want black he said . Mom and dad wo n't have black . They do n't want black ?
They 're really opposed to it . Did you call Sharon PERSON and tell her that ? No . Could you do that ? okay . Could you call Kate PERSON and tell her that ? yeah . Just say you know my parents are really opposed to black . yeah . They wo n't buy me a black dress .
They wo n't ? Here wait . Let me look for my phonebook . No . Never mind . I can just open the thing here . Now wait . What , god we got so much furniture in this tiny apartment . It 's crazy .
There 's drawers everywhere , to figure out where everything is . okay . Let me give you Kate PERSON 's phone number . You can just leave a message . okay . okay . two CARDINAL one CARDINAL , two CARDINAL one two CARDINAL uh-huh . two CARDINAL two CARDINAL six CARDINAL uh-huh . O one CARDINAL two five CARDINAL . okay . okay . I 'll do that .
But %uh , yeah , apparently like at Lisa Manachi 's PERSON wedding like the whole night people were talking about how bad the black dresses were . Really ? Like everyone at mom and dad 's table . yeah . Who was at mom and dad 's table ? Weirdo just all of Lorraine 's friends . mhm . Who you know of course most of them mom and dad had at least met once before . mhm .
But %uh yeah , and Adele PERSON still talks about the black dress . What ? How hideous they were . Adele PERSON was n't at Lisa Manachi 's PERSON . Adele PERSON went to the mass wedding . She did ? uh-huh . oh .
And she wanted me to take her and I refused to go and she got mad . Really ? Well I said I would not feel comfortable going . I was not invited . mhm . You know and mom and dad were like well you know a wedding that 's a mass is open to everyone . I was like well that 's fine but I would not feel comfortable going . mhm .
I think that would be obnoxious and I think they would then feel guilty for not inviting me . Right . To -- -- you know the other thing , the reception . I just would n't go . %mm . So they had to take it down and drive her home . %mm . So they 're always kind of pissy at me . %mm . That 's okay .
yeah . yeah . I mean I 've been thinking about it and the black 's not going to be so hot you know but mhm . yeah . Apparently they were also carrying lillies which is kind of goofy . yeah .
Well I guess she did that because someone suggested that to her because you know the lillies the symbol of the virgin Mary . mhm . White lillies ? White PERSON lillies and black dresses . %mm , my goodness . That 's funny . yeah . yeah . Adele PERSON was carrying on that she thought she was at a funeral and she had to keep reminding herself .
%mm . So now you think my wedding 's going to be pretty tasteful right ? But oh yeah . Now what about the matchbooks ? Well I 'll work on it . I still think about the matchbooks . yeah . I 'll tell dad that you still think about the I have n't forgotten those
and they 'll still be enough time when I come home for me to order those . yeah . I 'll have remind him of that little -- -- item . yeah . %huh how fun- . You know I was talking to my friend Heather PERSON from Wisconsin GPE the other day -- -- and she 's telling me about you know her sister 's wedding . And at her sister 's wedding %uh , they provided champagne and beer . But if you wanted any other kind of drink you had to pay for it . mhm .
yeah . that 's actually kind of common but -- oh it is . it 's pretty de classe . Well I kind of thou- , I mean of course I did n't say anything to her . yeah . You know I said as far as I knew we were n't charging people . yeah . Now But %uh ,
yeah Dad and I went to buy the wine the other day . And there were having a sale on the wine dad wanted . Are you talking to me ? Of course I 'm talking to you . I can hardly hear you . oh . I thought you were talking to somebody else and like put the phone down or something . I 'm talking to you . oh .
yeah . No dad told me that . oh he did tell you . It 's all Chilean NORP . yeah . yeah . Walnut Crest GPE or Walnut Creek GPE or -- %mm . -- something like that . I do n't know . %mm . There 's a pretty good sale . %mm . So now we have to keep our eyes open for a champagne sale .
An- , do you know if Jack PERSON called Spencer PERSON yet ? I told him this morning to do it this week DATE . uh-huh . And he just keeps forgetting . yeah . But o- How 's he doing ? Much better . yeah ?
yeah . he 's often chipper . He went for a walk this morning TIME at five seventeen DATE . Pe- oh my god . Is that because he 's not sleeping and Well because he could n't breathe because all the cats were in the bedroom . oh . So I think it 's time to give all the cats a bath . %mm .
yeah and the- , you should do that . I know . It 's a two CARDINAL person job though . I 'll have to get somebody to help me . %mm . yeah . %hm . %um , how are you guys ?
How is Chris PERSON and how are you ? Well pretty well . Chris PERSON is not here at the moment . She 's been away with her class oh . up around Blandenburg for about two weeks DATE on a , what they call Feldmessen . Feldmessen is , %um , surveying . %hm . %uh , so she 's been away for two weeks DATE . She 's coming back tonight TIME . ha .
So we 're looking forward to that . oh , I 'm sorry we 're going to miss her . yeah , oh gosh . I bet you 're getting lonely . yeah , well . Claudia 's been here and we 've been doing okay . %mm . And I 'm actually waiting for Claudia to show up because we were supposed to go into town and meet some people in town . I 've got a student here who 's checking out rooms and stuff .
%mm . She 's coming in the fall , but she was in a place called Taiwa . You know Tufts PERSON yeah . sent her to Taiwa I had friends there . She did a course in Taiwa GPE and then she came over here , and %um , checked out a room here . And so it 's and the end semester is still going . Of course it ends on the twenty second of July DATE . mhm .
So , %uh oh , yeah . things are busy . yeah , gosh . yeah . You still got another month . And then , are you coming over to the States GPE at all this summer ? No . No . No , no . %uh Not even Chris PERSON ?
No , no , no . %uh Not enough relatives left here anymore ? Well the relative scene is kind of sad . You know everybody 's kind of passed away , almost . yeah , I remember when I talked to you in the fall yeah . yeah . that %uh It 's just about oh did your sister die ? My sister passed away , yeah .
I do n't know if you spoke to me before that or when it was that was happening . Or I guess not When was it ? It may have been right after . Well My father died right after we talked . oh god . yeah . yeah , we 're getting old .
No , it 's , I do n't know what it is . It 's just , %uh , people get sick , and they get sick pretty young , and , yeah . And you know my sister was n't that old and she just had bad luck I guess is all you can say . yeah . I 'm going to put you on after fifteen minutes TIME .
I 've got to And there was n't anything anybody could do . So . And then an aunt of Chris PERSON 's Aunt Mamie PERSON up in Maine GPE passed away . that had n't happ- , had that happened already ? No No that had not happened , no . She passed away in about March or yeah , I think that there was some concern about her when I talked to you in September or October DATE .
. yeah . No , she was not doing well . She had a brain tumor . And then they operated on and things were n't going well , and . I actually got to see her I guess a day before she died . oh . I mean she did n't know that I was there .
if that was you , yeah . yeah , she was just not in So it was a blessing , I guess . But , %um . Anyway , weird stuff . yeah . yeah . And how about you ? Because , I r- oh I 'm han-
how are your eyes ? yeah . Well , I do n't know . I have to go next week DATE you know to see again . I , %um , not exactly convinced that . It 's okay . You know , I 'm not sure . %hm . %uh , it 's been pretty good . It was about eighty percent PERCENT for a while . And then %um , I 'm not exactly sure what it is now .
But I 'll know in a couple of days DATE . So are you having blurred vision ? Or oh yeah , yeah . Sure . The right eye is %uh , not so great . %hm . %um , and it got back to about eighty percent PERCENT . You know it was a detached retina . Right .
And then they operated on it once , and they operated on it twice . And , then things seemed to be doing pretty well , and at the moment I 'm %um , not quite so sure . %hm . So , who knows . %um . %hm . But you know it 'll never be more than about seventy or eighty percent PERCENT . Which is fine . Eighty percent PERCENT is fantastic . Right .
Right . %um So we 'll just see . You know %hm . we 'll see what happens . Frustrating . %uh , yeah . Annoying . And that thing that came up recently , , you know I had , oh , a kind of a knee problem a couple of years ago . And my right knee , and now it 's my left knee .
you know , it 's just a pain in the ass . And yeah . %um , I went to the doctor and they do a Punktion . Ich weiss nicht wer . Anyway they take , %uh fluid out of it . uh-huh . And if it gets irritated take some pills and stuff . And , it 's just a pain in the ass . So it 's just , l- . is that like water on the knee ? Is that what that is ?
%um , well that 's what happens . It develops because of irritation , because of a %um , inflammation . %hm . Is that from the running ? And how the inflammation d- yeah , maybe . I mean they do n't know . mhm . They do n't
It just came overnight practically . Wow . %um , and %uh , we 'd been up in Berlin GPE and we had a big trip up there and did a lot of walking , a lot of fast walking and stuff . But you know , I mean that mhm . should n't be a big deal . %um Was this last crop of **Tuftees** good ? So . Was your last crop of students from Tufts PERSON good ? How 's that ? yeah
well they 're still here . Right , but they 're winding down , so you know them really well by this point . They 're winding down . yeah , they 're very good . they learned a lot of German NORP . They learned an amazing amount of German NORP . Before I forget , I saw George Silinas PERSON a couple of days ago DATE .
oh . How 's he doing ? And he 's had Well he 's working for an American NORP firm over here , and he 's doing very very well . %um , and his wife just had their fourth ORDINAL child . Wow . A little boy . Benjamin . yeah . Wow . %um , about , %uh , two weeks ago DATE maybe .
%huh . Tops GPE . And I got a card from , you remember Amy Gleason PERSON ? yeah . yeah . Well she just had a baby a couple of heard that . Well this is number two CARDINAL . okay .
I just got a card from Ron PERSON and Doris PERSON , oh . and they see Amy Gleason PERSON on occasion . And so I think they told me that . yeah . Have you heard from Ron PERSON and Doris PERSON ? Not in a while , no . They are now living in Rhode Island GPE . You probably knew that . Well . yeah .
And she 's teaching at U R I FAC . yeah . And it was a very nice letter , because it sounded like she went through very similar things that I did . You know , I went from Chicago GPE to U C S G ORG to here . Right . And it 's just such an intellectual letdown . Right . And she went from Penn LOC , %um To Columbia ORG . to Columbia ORG to U R I . Well Columbia ORG 's okay . yeah .
And she said the students are just , you know , they do n't care , and they 're not very good , and all of a sudden she 's getting conference papers rejected and she thinks it 's the affiliation . yeah . Because she does n't think the quality of her work has changed . Now I have n't submitted a conference paper with the Missouri % GPE um , you know , affiliation yet . Because the last one I submitted , %um , was in the fall , and I still had my San Diego GPE affiliation .
yeah . %um , in fact I 'm still officially on leave . If anything came up in the next year DATE we could still go back . uh-huh . %uh you know , for Sam PERSON . Wow . But I think it 's very very very very yeah . unlikely . yeah . But at any rate it was nice to hear from her because she said after two years DATE there now , she %um has come to terms with this , and yeah . she 's accepted that there 's a lot of good things in Rhode Island GPE . And , %um , you know , their life is a lot less complicated , and she has more time to be a parent .
yeah . Good . And she 's just not going to have the same kind of career that she had thought about . Ron PERSON is working as a financial consultant for , %um , Meryl Lynch PERSON . And he oh . yeah , he had been doing work for some environmental firm , as a consultant . uh-huh . And , it did n't work out . %um He was changing projects every couple of weeks DATE
and he said he could n't keep on top of it . He could n't learn the whole new area %mm . that fast each time . %mm . %um , and he says he went in and had some tests , and he was diagnosed as having attention deficit disorder . Which you know , given how far he 's gotten , you know , he got his degree at Tufts and all , I found that surprising that for the first ORDINAL time as an adult they 're diagnosing this . %um %mm GPE . I wonder about it . But anyway . yeah , but that 's what he said .
And %um yeah . He %um Whatever 's helpful . Right . So he found this new job as a financial consultant and seems to be happy with that . Good . And then we saw Leo PERSON and Julie PERSON at Christmas time . uh-huh .
And they 're doing great . %um , they had just moved to He 's in New York GPE now , right ? a really nice house in Westchester GPE . yeah , Good . an older home that you know Julie PERSON is of course carving up and making beautiful . %um uh-huh . Now she had a job with an architectural group when she first ORDINAL got out to New York GPE , and that did n't work out . She said they had her doing things that she really was n't qualified to do %ah . and that she really did n't feel competent doing . And , they mutually agreed that she should leave . And so she was looking for another job . And , %um , I 'm sure she 'll find one .
She 's so talented . She may have found one CARDINAL by now . %um yeah , oh yeah . Amazing , yeah . yeah , and so we met , %um , % ORG uh Adrian , their kid , who was three CARDINAL uh-huh . and just a really lovely little boy . right yeah
He 's so big . Well , , Leo PERSON 's big . You know , he 's got Leo PERSON 's genes . yeah . yeah . And %uh Ron PERSON and Doris PERSON sent us a picture of theirs and he has Ron PERSON 's expressions . He really looks like Ron PERSON . oh that 's life . %um , and he looked really big too .
In this picture , he 's three CARDINAL and a half . yeah . %huh . %um , but Leo PERSON and Julie PERSON just seemed , %um sort of happy with the decisions they 've made . And Good . %um , like every now is he with a publishing house now ? Which one CARDINAL is he with . Yes which one % PERCENT um
Well I can yeah It 's one CARDINAL of these sort of universi- the public university book stuff . It might be Hard Core Brace PERSON . I 'm not sure . oh yeah . I have two CARDINAL friends in publishing . It may be the other one that just took the job with Hard Core Brace PERSON I do n't remember which one CARDINAL . yeah .
Anyway , he 's enjoying it and liking it and they 're doing okay . yeah he seems to feel really like he 's doing the right thing and he is Great still in academic publishing . My other friend just moved to trade publishing after years DATE in academic publishing and mhm %um you know . It feels like maybe she made a compromise but it 's like three CARDINAL times the money as with everything else so wow wow
industry and academics %um Terrible yeah it 's amazing and %um You know ages ago I got a card from Liz Gana PERSON . I told you this . because %uh you showed us her picture . yeah yeah Crazy % PERCENT um and I keep thinking maybe I 'd get in touch
but I have n't done it . and then I saw in the %um Tufts thing that Ginny Totta ORG you know in the alumni thing is living in the yeah But %um , guessed what happened . What ? %um The %um Again ? %um 118.91_120.82_B: Let 's see , two weeks ago DATE
I know Sue PERSON is going to Rhode Island GPE . %eh Right . Right . Did she see her mom ? Yes she did . And ? Yes she did . And ? %um , %um , which we had already anticipated that it was going to happen . I spoke to her mom on Thursday DATE
%um and I asked her I said listen I said %um please come to Shabbat things have come to a point where I may have to relinquish my , %uh parenting . %uh would you mind %uh taking her back and she said no . She said %uh she 'd be more than happy to . Really ? This girl has everything in her dreams you know . it is as my husband says % PERSON uh , % ORG uh al kadir PERSON the destiny .
Selema I 'm telling you , it is like Allah has just painted the road and all I had to do was get on it and follow it . I mean things have been happening that has just scared the heck out of me . I told mom I said mom it is when you believe in Allah , when you have faith and know when you truly give your heart to Allah , only Allah can make the way clear for you . %uh . I believe that by her birthday she will be living with her mother . Really ? mhm mhm .
and is she seem like she 's together enough ? she 's in a two year DATE program . She 's in the program now . She 's doing very well . When I talked to her I 'm talking to her like I 'm talking to you . I wrote her a letter and told her I said I feel like I know you even though I never met you . They seemed surprised that , I mean most women you lose your baby that 's it . But almighty God is
You never even get a chance to see them again . That 's true . That 's true . But that 's what she had wrote me . she said it is just awesome to her what is happening . yup . mhm . aw I 've heard of that . yup . So Francis PERSON
Did she say how she felt about what had happened ? No . we have n't really talked about that but I 'm planning on making a trip down to visit her . Well , how does Akina feel ? she 's , very happy about it . Very ha- Well did she come home and say I saw her , I look like her or what ? we talked on the phone and you know she talked about %um her sisters you know and things
we 've spent the night with her sisters and things and %um it 's just been quite interesting although when she was in Rhode Island GPE she was very disruptive , %um down there and really caused Francis PERSON a lot of stress and %um Francis PERSON was very worried about me because she came home two weeks DATE before you know %um because she just was acting like a total nigger child . uh-oh ! Hope the research did n't hear that ! uh-oh ! wait wait Alita I 'm telling you nobody can handle her but you , okay .
And %um , but she was very concerned about me and everything %um because %um the child had told some lies about me and about you . oh . oh 296.72_297.91_A: oh no . And about oh yeah mhm oh goodness . yeah . That we were abusing , that %um you know ,
oh yeah she did some %eh , and it was very , very bad . My daughter - in - law Barbara PERSON got on her case real serious yesterday DATE . Told her that she could n't talk to Jasmine PERSON play with Jasmine PERSON because she said she hurt Jasmine PERSON 's Jetta PRODUCT you know and she said that if it was n't for Jetta DATE you know Jasmine PERSON 's daddy would n't be oh she 'd oh man %uh it was aw . You know that has always been very scary to me even after .
I said to Mark oh my god . What 's she going to say because I knew what she would do if I took her somewhere you know what she would say and I , you know in the climate of today DATE , Yes . people saying something like that . That well , you know that 's and Francis PERSON was very concerned in reference to you know she was in school and things and she was very , very concerned . Alita ORG she said this little girl has a serious problem . She wrote me a letter mhm . you know about her needing a lot of love , a lot of %um help and different things like this ,
but you know you 've heard the saying I 'm sure from your grandmother the sins of your parents will be waged back at you , %hm . you know , %um and again my husband said we were going to give it a month , you know and said he was even going to have to sheik pray over her , you know for the jen . %hm . You know , I mean , we 're d- , you know , and I think we 're still going to be doing that but I think he 's at a point now where he 's reserved us of that %um , you know that she may end up going %um to %uh t- oh well the thing is your whole life has been around her mhm . more or less mhm . mhm . I mean it is you know I mean absorbed
mhm . mhm . where is , you know mhm %mm . and you know , I mean this is a lousy %eh I truly believe that **Salem** I do n't think , you think she 'll be better with her mother ? I have no idea . I really have no idea .
But %um , but you know the , if this does happen and I do believe it may happen , %um you know we will have an agreement , she and I , you know , %um she will become the legal guardian and that %um % GPE uh you know I just want her to understand everything that has happened in the last several years DATE yeah . and things like that . She needs to be clear about that because this child wo n't be like the other two CARDINAL . % GPE eh %eh You know , %um Well , she said that she was . Andre PERSON said that she was . oh yeah . She was like her two CARDINAL daughters ,
yeah . mhm . yeah . they had the same , maybe just problems and different , she has n't been with her children for ten years DATE . Her , or her two CARDINAL girls . %ah . And they 're twelve and , no they 're nine CARDINAL and thirteen CARDINAL or something like that .
yup , but she 's working very hard . She 's trying to become a counselor in this drug program , and things and she sounds like she 's really trying hard . and I just believe it 's you know time , you know and , who would have ever thought it though , you know what I mean ? Does she know that you 're Muslim NORP ? mhm . mhm .
uh-huh yup . yup . yup %um So that 's been my most interesting things in the last three weeks DATE . oh that 's some deep , that 's just too deep . yup . yup .
mhm . yup . Been very , very , very , heavy . like mom said she said even if it was going to be in September DATE , she said the little things I can tolerate you know if that happens you know . But you know I always worried you know even after you left I said , I just hope Arlita knows that you know I tried my best you know and Everybody has to keep them , Selema , everybody , everybody You know , and I told her I said you know it 's a shame that you ca n't go no place and I can get a good report on you you know , %um , and by her going to Francis PERSON and things , and Francis PERSON seeing for herself , she was like whoa .
did Francis PERSON feel she had changed a lot ? oh yes . t- , oh yes . You know , mhm , mhm . a- , %ah . %um , %um , but you know I feel very at peace about everything . uh-huh . I feel very at peace you know .
Well it 's good to hear from Francis PERSON who 's had a lot of child- Yes . Over six hundred CARDINAL . oh . Over six hundred CARDINAL foster children . oh . Yes . mhm . You know she would 've seen it all . She called mom to talk to mom
let 's see she bought , I met her in Albany GPE mhm . and she bought her %um she caught , that was on Friday DATE last Friday DATE she called mom Monday DATE And talked to mom for two hours TIME uh-huh . %mm . She talked to mom here in Rochester GPE .
oh you 're kidding I was sick up in Syracuse GPE . She talked to mom . something must 've been on her mind . she told mom she said she was so concerned that this little girl was going to just get out here cause I was n't going to send back to the school , the Muslim NORP school . uh-huh . And she was just really concerned about you know everything . mhm you know . What the possibilities of like Sure . Sure .
yep . mhm . mhm . Well you know or luck making a way and making it at ease for you to Well you know why Allah is doing this . I 'm going to tell you why because my daughter - in - law is pregnant again . oh no ! She said she was going to call you . She said she was going to call you .
%ah I said well you call Selema and you tell her . I said oh and I do n't have your number in my other phonebook I said . I said you just call her and tell her yup she sure is . oh my goodness . Goodness . Wait , wait ,
did they do like %uh the same thing they had to do last time ? No . You know what ? That same thing happened to Aliah . No . She had to take all that stuff the first ORDINAL time but then the second ORDINAL time Nope . She yup .
yup . j- , j- , %uh , and mom said , I mean Jasmine PERSON was about two months old DATE mom said oh goodness . %eh , I mean cause Jasmine PERSON is not nowhere like my other little babies . She is not cuddly sweet . %mm , %mm , no w- She do n't have time for that %uh . She does not sit still or lay still for you to change her Pampers .
This little girl moves . I mean you lay her down on the bed she gets up and she runs from , well she does n't run but she crawls real fast . And she has t- aw And you 're like okay . And she 's not a cuddly sweet little thing , she ,
and she climbs up the stairs , Selema . She 's seven months old DATE and she 's climbing up the stairs . Climbs down the stairs and mom said so we found out , when did we find out Barbara PERSON was pregnant ? Last week DATE , we found out and mom told her mom said , Barbara PERSON , Jasmine PERSON is just moving she 's moving out the way too quickly
she just was not a little sweet little cuddly you know , no way %uh lay there let me look at my grandmother kind of thing No no way not one bit . oh oh Amway is probably going to have a rule though I could just But %uh , yeah , it 's still a fairly expensive call %uh but it 's a lot less expensive if we do it that way than if we actually make my parents in law pay it ,
then it the Dutch NORP have such high taxes on those they consider it a luxury to call around the world so they tax it really high . Anyway %um So you guys will be in either the eighteenth ORDINAL or the nineteenth and you 're going to go to %uh Amsterdam . Well I would say is once you 're at a hotel uh-huh %um , why do n't you call me at work and let me know where you are , and then we can make arrangements that day %um , that I can meet you in Amsterdam GPE . And maybe I 'll come by , public transport .
It 's probably easier for me to come by public transport in Amsterdam GPE than it is for me to come by car to be honest . mhm . The streets are small and there 's no parking . So I probably will come by public transport but I do n't know . We 'll see where you 're staying %um and there 's a lot more for you guys if you want to see stuff you can see stuff in Amsterdam GPE
and % GPE uh since the days DATE are really long , I mean it stays light here till about ten thirty eleven o'clock mhm . at night . So if you want we can take a ride and go see stuff at night and I can take you to some places , we can %uh go see some stuff . %um , depends on what you guys want to see . So you guys should pick out the things you want to see and let me know . okay %um and I 'll sit and talk with Anya PERSON about some things that maybe we think that it would be neat for you to see . So if you do n't have any ideas we 'll just put something together for you .
okay . %um but yeah but I can pick you up th- , you know I 'll probably be there some time around six and we can like do a quick dinner or something yeah and go see whatever you want to see , if you want to stay in Amsterdam GPE that 's fine . If you want to go %uh off into the countryside somewhere and see a little bit of , echte Holland GPE , real Holland GPE and we can do that too . Actually I 've been up to Holland GPE before . Spent about two weeks DATE up there . yeah .
So %um , but that was years and years ago DATE . With your parents when your father was stationed over here , right ? yeah . But we got to see Den Haag PERSON and places like that too which we 're obviously not going to see this time . But %um has Kim PERSON been here before ? And , an- No . oh good .
But then again I 'm not sure that Kim PERSON would be interested in seeing Shape Headquarters and you know all that kind of stuff . those military things . Would you be interested in seeing Shape Headquarters again . No . Not really . yeah . I did n't think so . Somehow I had this feeling that the military taste had been beaten out of you . yep . I 'm , the mil- , I ca n't say too bad things about the military though .
They still have my goods and they 'll probably hold them hostage . And they own my body and soul for like another four years DATE so I just got to pray that they oh do they ? yeah . I owe four years in active reserve time . aw great . Do they do that to everyone ? Milo PERSON , get out of there
yeah -- -- %eh everyone %uh who has n't been like you were you went through like the thirty six CARDINAL two CARDINAL process . mhm . So you do n't have it but yeah if you just separate normally and you have n't served at least eight years DATE , then you owe it . And that 's one CARDINAL of those things they just never tell you up front . No . They never said anything I figured there was something like that because And I was in the inactive reserves the entire time I was in college too .
So . yeah . I mean that 's the military . I have my discharge papers and everything uh-huh . and I 've said that yeah I will give a urine sample or a blood sample if they call me back for those , but they 're going to have to pay my trip back to the states . because there 's no bases in Holland GPE and I 'm not going to pay out of my own expenses to go to Germany GPE or something for them . If they want me they can pay , bring me back active duty and pay me for the day if they 're going to drag me off somewhere . But %uh , first ORDINAL they have to find me .
yeah , that 's the other it was i- , if you 're in another country I mean and you 're not planning on coming back to the U S what are they going to do even if you do n't . yeah . Well I mean I 'm still American NORP citizen and I still would like to be welcome in my own country . Although g- %uh I mean if they denied my citizenship and I became a citizen here I probably would n't be a horror either , but %uh yeah right now I mean I do want to keep my American NORP citizenship
so . I kind of want to Are you going to become a dual citizen ? What 's that ? Are you going to try and become a dual citizen ? Have dual citizenship ? You ca n't do that , %um , the only way to be a dual citizen is if you 're born in a foreign country like if I were born in Holland GPE and then had American NORP parents . Then I could be a dual citizen . But you ca n't
If I would to ask to become a citizen in Holland GPE I would automatically lose my American NORP citizenship . As far as the Americans NORP are concerned , yeah . yeah . The Dutch NORP could care less . The Dutch NORP would say fine want to be a dual citizen , that 's fine , but the Americans NORP as soon as you ask for another citizenship that act of asking for it takes away your American NORP citizenship . I mean it 's kind of stupid . yeah .
So I 'm an expatriot . An American NORP expatriot . An American NORP living abroad . I still have to file a tax return . Do you ? yeah . But my first ORDINAL seventy five thousand dollars worth of income is tax free . Good grief . As long as I do n't bring it back to the states . Good grief .
I R S for you , %huh ? yeah . oh they want their share . They want their piece of meat . But all foreign taxes are deductible , and my taxes here are fifty percent PERCENT of income . So the taxes here are so much higher that , yeah I would never have to worry about it . Unless you became C E O of the company then maybe like a thousand dollars MONEY would be taxable , right ? yeah . Somehow it raises a small amount .
the problem 's going to %uh be Anya PERSON 's American NORP salary is taxable here and at fifty percent PERCENT so we 're going to owe some money to the Dutch NORP government on her salary . aw . Some amount that has to be deducted a certain amount and the amount we pay the American NORP government is deductible , but we 'll still owe some taxes . Th- , see I do n't know how it works . we 're going to be in need of some sort of accountant do it cause I have no clue how that all works .
They do n't have the Quicken Dutch NORP version ? yeah . %ah , you know I would n't trust it because it 's so complicated with this international garbage or else the Turbo Tax with the Dutch NORP modules . that I just would n't trust it . I do n't know , %eh . yeah . So complicated when you 're dealing with a Dutch NORP tax form . Anya PERSON had to read it and Anya PERSON and her father did n't understand the damn thing . How am I supposed to understand it ? I 'm really looking forward to moving to Oregon GPE and dealing with ,
Oregon GPE you pay state tax Washington GPE you do n't . I 'm looking forward to that cause %uh yeah but You 'll be a student so you , I mean you 're what is your income ? oh , well See I think y- , %um ,
it 'll probably be about five thousand dollars MONEY the portion of this year DATE that I 'm in Oregon GPE and then next year DATE it 'll be eleven thousand . yeah . But I mean you 're below the poverty line at that level . yeah . So I mean any income that y- Well But then I 've already made say like fifteen thousand or whatever here in Washington GPE but That should be non taxable out of state income .
It should but you know it 's not going to be a fun tax return year . I had that when I went into the military . But then again . I had Kans- , I had to file three taxes . I had to file Georgia GPE , Kansas GPE yeah and then my federal . So . Well , %um actually I think this phone call 's just about to end cause it 's only half an hour , but %um
So let 's see . I 'll give you a call when we arrive in h- , or maybe I 'll just call you when we get in Holland GPE just to let you know we 're there , so if we get in the eighteenth or the nineteenth and then call you back %um when we get to a hotel or something like that . okay that 's a great idea . as soon as you get into Holland GPE and get yourself settled you can call me and %uh if it 's at night , just call Anya PERSON 's parents okay so and remember that if you dial in Holland GPE you need to add a zero CARDINAL so like right now okay it 's one CARDINAL eight CARDINAL one zero area code .
If you dial in Holland GPE , it 's zero CARDINAL one CARDINAL eight CARDINAL one zero . okay in Holland GPE and then yeah you can just call up if it 's during the work hours , fine , call me at work . If not , call Anya PERSON 's parents if you do n't have a new phone number for me . And if you do , I 'll send it by email okay if I get it before this weekend DATE we 'll email you something but if you do n't get email then just call Anya PERSON 's parents If we have a phone by then , they 'll be able to give you the number okay and just remember to ask for her mother .
and it 's Goode PERSON , right Bode Bode Bode PERSON as in abode abode minus the A okay great and yeah
and I think %uh %uh it 's not Frau %uh % PERCENT ah %uh It 's Mifrau is it 's Frau in German NORP it 's Frau mhm and then Dutch NORP it 's Mifrau I 'll probably never remember that so hope they wo n't be offended . nah do n't worry about it .
You can just call her Missus you can just call her Missus and speak English LANGUAGE to her . she understands just talk slowly and clearly . okay and once you 're in Holland GPE the line will be really clear . I mean the phones here are pretty good . once you 're in the country . It 's just these to America GPE it 's always kind of iffy
So , anyway , how are you doing these days ? Things are going very well . I think I had mentioned before %uh , that there 's a company now that I 'm working with %um , %uh , which is very much just myself and Guss PERSON . oh . And that %um No , you had n't mentioned that . %eh , oh , okay . okay , so %um % GPE eh you told me that you were leaving the company that you were at , and you were entertaining offers .
And , %uh well it seemed to make sense since I had a client to just kind of set up my own company , of sorts . %um oh . So things are going extremely well . So , I had one client who said that he 'd pay me a minimum amount . You know , he , %uh , there would be a minimum amount of work , of about % PERCENT uh , a day a week DATE for the next two three years DATE . mhm . Which is sufficient to pay all my bills then so I decided that it would make sense to do this . %um and , %um , I 've been getting substantially more work than then . %mm . So I 'm quite pleased .
Well that 's good . %um , so I have a bunch of %uh work that I need to do on my flat this year DATE . I 've been telling you that I needed to do that roof atrium for quite some time . But , %uh , it should come out this year DATE . oh , well that 's good . It should be done in a few months DATE . oh , yeah I remember So you talking a little bit about it at one CARDINAL point . yeah , yeah .
So you have no intentions of coming over this way any time soon ? %um . I do n't see the finances occurring uh-huh , right . for a while . %um , actually right at the moment finances are not going real well . But %ah well . I am working on that one CARDINAL . %uh . It 's just But %um %uh , %uh , the main reason for that is I had not really anticipated a few expenses that recently came up %ah . %uh , related to a couple of burglaries that I had . oh , harsh . Harsh . yeah . yeah , and .
Not a whole lot I can do about that now . Indeed . Indeed . have to deal with the situation . And So that 's what I 'm doing . Sounds good . But %um Anyway GPE , %uh One CARDINAL of the main reasons that I 've been such a pathetic , %uh , correspondent has been work . I 've actually been doing a lot of it . oh wow .
And %uh , I turned in my Master 's thesis back in May DATE , and I 'm actually presently working on , %um , several , %uh , articles oh , okay . Impressive . from it . yeah , actually it turns out that one CARDINAL thing , one CARDINAL little bit in what I was doing , %uh , is going to turn out to be very important in the end . %uh , from what I had been reading in the literature . You see the one CARDINAL very annoying thing about all of this , was my advisor has been in France GPE for a year and a half DATE . yeah . And this made writing my thesis very annoying because you know there was n't much discussion . yeah . yup , yup .
But , %um Anyway , I had been kind of telling him that , you know , from my reading of the literature , I thought that this one CARDINAL little alteration I had made in my model was kind of clever and unique . mhm . And it made the one CARDINAL type of solution occur , which was seen experimentally , but none of the other models %uh , had ? Yes . the- , I 'm looking at , %um , multi mode lasers . And one CARDINAL of the things that they find experimentally are what they call anti phased , %uh , states , where if you look at the total intensity uh-huh . of the laser , you get an oscillation which is characterized by one CARDINAL frequency . Yes . okay .
if you separate out the different modes of the laser mhm . and look at one CARDINAL of those , you get more than one frequency . okay . So what 's happening is that the modes are oscillating out of phase so that they completely mask each other 's Exactly . %hm . oscillations on these other frequencies . And %uh With a pretty simple model you can find that frequency in a transient , but you ca n't find that frequency in a driven , %uh , frequency . You ca n't find so that it will sustain . okay . Yes . So yeah , that particular frequency according to most models damps out very quickly . And so you should n't actually really be able to ever see it .
%hm . The only thing is , that , when you do the experiment you see it . Got it , got it . I see . So , %um , I found a simple modification of the original formula , which unfortunately makes the solutions horrendously nasty . And in most cases , %uh , insoluble . But yeah . it gives a driving term . oh , okay . So , it actually creates a situation where you get the right sort of answer , you just ca n't always write it down very easily . Exactly .
oh wow . so you 're pushing forward the bounds of theoretical laser , %uh , whatever it is science . But which , %um , is kind of interesting considering that that 's not really my thing . . Indeed . Indeed . being an experimentalist , not a theorist . %um Indeed . oh wow . oh , impressive . But so are you going to get an article in Nature or something ? %um , actually , I 'm not sure if we 're shooting for op- , I think Optics Letters is probably the one that we 're shooting for , or else , perhaps , though I do n't think it 's quite that significant , would be Phys Rev Letters ORG . %hm . But , %uh , we want to write a letter , and then a couple articles .
yeah . %hm . impressive . And I do n't know how much you know about scientific literature , but letters are much more prestigious than , articles . oh , okay . oh , I did n't realize that . okay . yeah , so that 's why it 's actually a big deal is I mean , you know , writing a couple of articles based on your Master 's thesis , is , not at all unusual in Physics
and yeah . %uh , it 's the fact that I would be writing a letter that is the impressive part of it all . And what 's actually kind of interesting is I kept telling Neil PERSON that I thought that this was kind of significant . And Neil PERSON kept writing back that I should tone this part of the thesis down that You know , people see the anti phased motion , and it 's true they do in the transients And I was having a lot of trouble getting across to him that all of the literature has this frequency in the transients Yes . %eh and not driven . And , %uh , what happened was after I had turned in my thesis but before I saw Neil PERSON again , he went to a conference in Rochester GPE and there this was a big issue among the people who were doing this work , was , that their models could n't show this as a driven frequency , yet their experiments showed it as a driven frequency . oh cool .
and so Neil PERSON then -- Said PERSON oh just a second I -- like a week later came to Bryn Mawr PERSON and he said , hey Lowell , we got to write this up . Exactly . And I was like , well I 've been telling you that Neil PERSON . Indeed . So Cool . Cool . that 's mostly the sort of stuff that I 'm spending a lot of time on now . %um Well it 'll look good on your C V , your resume . so you might as well spend the time . Yes , well , %uh , no , it 's definitely worth doing . %um ,
and I would have been spending more time on it if it were n't for %uh dealing with the burglary issues oh yeah but that I 've been dealing with . So are you still living in that house in the middle of the park . Yes . yeah , okay . yeah . I mean the thing that i- this place is incredibly easy to break into if you want to . oh . It 's not a question of whether or not , %uh you know , that was easy , it was just that no one really knew it was worth breaking into .
Exactly . Exactly . yeah . And so the problem is that now they found out that it 's worth breaking into . yeah . And unfortunately . Well , it 's kind of odd . They 've stolen very weird things for the most part . %hm . as far
yeah as a . The first ORDINAL time they broke in , what they stole was just bizarre , mostly worthless stuff . And , % ORG uh %huh the most worthwhile thing as far as monetary value went that they stole was the pre-amplifier of my stereo . Unfortunately , because it 's a nice pre-amplifier , it has an off board power supply which they did n't steal , which makes the thing that they **stoled** absolutely worthless . %huh . So . That 's bizarre . Bizarre . so when they broke in the second ORDINAL time did they steal the %uh offboard amplifier ?
Actually , no , all they stole the second ORDINAL time was my bike . %huh . Which was actually where the major problem came . Exactly . Exactly . yeah . Is that I suddenly had no transportation . And so , I then had to go bike hunting and eventually get another bike , and %mm . that cost me a lot of time . yeah . Exactly . Because , yes
Spending a lot of time hunting for bikes , and nah well . then getting one CARDINAL purchased , and then having to , you know , go get it and things like that . But , that 's dealt with at least . And so %uh , that 's yeah at least dealt with . Now I just have to work on the financial aspects of all of this . But yeah . yeah . At least Well that would make sense during the summer %uh according to the stipulations of my fellowship , I can actually earn money during the summer . The fifth ORDINAL angel blew his trumpet . Then I saw a star fall from the sky to the earth . The star was given the key to the deep hole that leads down to the bottomless pit .
Then the star opened the hole leading to the pit . Smoke came up from the hole like smoke from a big furnace . The sun and sky became dark because of the smoke from the hole . Then locusts came out of the smoke and went down to the earth . They were given the power to sting like scorpions . They were told not to damage the fields of grass or any plant or tree . They were to hurt only those who did not have God 's mark on their foreheads . They were not given the power to kill them but only to cause them pain for five months DATE -- pain like a person feels when stung by a scorpion . During those days DATE people will look for a way to die , but they will not find it . They will want to die , but death will hide from them .
The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle . On their heads they wore something that looked like a gold crown . Their faces looked like human faces . Their hair was like women 's hair . Their teeth were like lions ' teeth . Their chests looked like iron breastplates . The sound their wings made was like the noise of many horses and chariots hurrying into battle . The locusts had tails with stingers like scorpions . The power they had to give people pain for five months DATE was in their tails . They had a ruler , who was the angel of the bottomless pit .
His name in Hebrew is Abaddon . In Greek it is Apollyon PERSON . The first ORDINAL terror is now past . There are still two CARDINAL other terrors to come . The sixth angel blew his trumpet . Then I heard a voice coming from the horns on the four CARDINAL corners of the golden altar that is before God . It said to the sixth ORDINAL angel who had the trumpet , " Free the four angels who are tied at the great river Euphrates . " These four angels had been kept ready for this hour TIME and day and month and year . The angels were set free to kill a third ORDINAL of all the people on the earth . I heard how many troops on horses were in their army .
There were 200 CARDINAL , 000 , 000 . In my vision , I saw the horses and the riders on the horses . They looked like this : They had breastplates that were fiery red , dark blue , and yellow like sulfur . The heads of the horses looked like heads of lions . The horses had fire , smoke , and sulfur coming out of their mouths . A third ORDINAL of all the people on earth were killed by these three CARDINAL plagues coming out of the horses ' mouths : the fire , the smoke , and the sulfur . The horses ' power was in their mouths and also in their tails . Their tails were like snakes that have heads to bite and hurt people . The other people on earth were not killed by these plagues . But these people still did not change their hearts and turn away from worshiping the things they had made with their own hands .
They did not stop worshiping demons and idols made of gold , silver , bronze , stone , and wood -- things that can not see or hear or walk . They did not change their hearts and turn away from killing other people or from their evil magic , their sexual sins , and their stealing . After this I heard what sounded like a large crowd of people in heaven . The people were saying , " Hallelujah ! Victory , glory , and power belong to our God . His judgments are true and right . Our God has punished the prostitute . She is the one who ruined the earth with her sexual sin . God has punished the prostitute to pay her back for the death of his servants . "
These people also said , " Hallelujah ! She is burning and her smoke will rise forever and ever . " Then the 24 elders and the four CARDINAL living beings bowed down . They worshiped God , who sits on the throne . They said , " Amen ! Hallelujah ! " Then a voice came from the throne and said , " Praise our God , all you who serve him ! Praise our God , all you small and great who honor him ! " Then I heard something that sounded like a large crowd of people . It was as loud as crashing waves or claps of thunder .
The people were saying , " Hallelujah ! Our Lord God rules . He is the All - Powerful . Let us rejoice and be happy and give God glory ! Give God glory , because the wedding of the Lamb has come . And the Lamb 's bride has made herself ready . Fine linen was given to the bride for her to wear . The linen was bright and clean . " -LRB- The fine linen means the good things that God 's holy people did . -RRB- Then the angel said to me , " Write this : Great blessings belong to those who are invited to the wedding meal of the Lamb ! "
Then the angel said , " These are the true words of God . " Then I bowed down before the angel 's feet to worship him . But the angel said to me , " Do n't worship me ! I am a servant like you and your brothers and sisters who have the truth of Jesus . So worship God ! Because the truth of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy . " Then I saw heaven open . There before me was a white horse . The rider on the horse was called Faithful and True , because he is right in his judging and in making war . His eyes were like burning fire .
He had many crowns on his head . A name was written on him , but he was the only one who knew its meaning . He was dressed in a robe dipped in blood , and he was called the Word of God . The armies of heaven were following the rider on the white horse . They were also riding white horses . They were dressed in fine linen , white and clean . A sharp sword came out of the rider 's mouth , a sword that he would use to defeat the nations . And he will rule the nations with a rod of iron . He will crush the grapes in the winepress of the terrible anger of God All - Powerful . On his robe and on his leg was written this name : king of kings and lord of lords Then I saw an angel standing in the sun .
In a loud voice the angel said to all the birds flying in the sky , " Come together for the great supper of God . Come together so that you can eat the bodies of rulers and army commanders and famous men . Come to eat the bodies of the horses and their riders and the bodies of all people -- free , slave , small , and great . " Then I saw the beast and the rulers of the earth . Their armies were gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and his army . But the beast was captured , and the false prophet was also captured . He was the one who did the miracles for the beast . He had used these miracles to trick those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its idol . The false prophet and the beast were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur . Their armies were killed with the sword that came out of the mouth of the rider on the horse .
All the birds ate these bodies until they were full . The first ORDINAL agreement had rules for worship and a place for worship here on earth . This place was inside a tent . The first ORDINAL area in the tent was called the Holy Place . In the Holy Place were the lamp and the table with the special bread offered to God . Behind the second ORDINAL curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place . In the Most Holy Place was a golden altar for burning incense . And also there was the Box of the Agreement . The Box was covered with gold .
Inside this Box was a golden jar of manna and Aaron 's rod -- the rod that once grew leaves . Also in the Box were the flat stones with the Ten Commandments of the old agreement on them . Above the Box were the Cherub angels that showed God 's glory . These Cherub angels were over the place of mercy . But we can not say everything about this now . Everything in the tent was made ready in the way I have explained . Then the priests went into the first ORDINAL room every day to do their worship duties . But only the high priest could go into the second ORDINAL room , and he went in only once a year . Also , he could never enter that room without taking blood with him . He offered that blood to God for himself and for the sins the people committed without knowing they were sinning .
The Holy Spirit uses those two CARDINAL separate rooms to teach us that the way into the Most Holy Place was not open while the first ORDINAL room was still there . This is an example for us today . It shows that the gifts and sacrifices the priests offer to God are not able to make the consciences of the worshipers completely clear . These gifts and sacrifices are only about food and drink and special washings . They are only rules about the body . God gave them for his people to follow until the time of his new way . But Christ has already come to be the high priest . He is the high priest of the good things we now have . But Christ does not serve in a place like the tent that those other priests served in . He serves in a better place .
Unlike that tent , this one is perfect . It was not made by anyone here on earth . It does not belong to this world . Christ entered the Most Holy Place only one time -- enough for all time . He entered the Most Holy Place by using his own blood , not the blood of goats or young bulls . He entered there and made us free from sin forever . The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a cow were sprinkled on those who were no longer pure enough to enter the place of worship . The blood and ashes made them pure again -- but only their bodies . So surely the blood sacrifice of Christ can do much more . Christ offered himself through the eternal Spirit as a perfect sacrifice to God .
His blood will make us completely clean from the evil we have done . It will give us clear consciences so that we can worship the living God . So Christ brings a new agreement from God to his people . He brings this agreement so that those who are chosen by God can have the blessings God promised , blessings that last forever . This can happen only because Christ died to free people from sins committed against the commands of the first ORDINAL agreement . When someone dies and leaves a will , there must be proof that the one who wrote the will is dead . A will means nothing while the one who wrote it is still living . It can be used only after that person 's death . That is why blood was needed to begin the first ORDINAL agreement between God and his people . First , Moses told the people every command in the law .
Then he took the blood of young bulls and mixed it with water . He used red wool and a branch of hyssop to sprinkle the blood and water on the book of the law and on all the people . Then he said , " This is the blood that makes the agreement good -- the agreement that God commanded you to follow . " In the same way , Moses sprinkled the blood on the Holy Tent . He sprinkled the blood over everything used in worship . The law says that almost everything must be made clean by blood . Sins can not be forgiven without a blood sacrifice . These things are copies of the real things that are in heaven . These copies had to be made clean by animal sacrifices . But the real things in heaven must have much better sacrifices .
Christ went into the Most Holy Place . But it was not the man - made one CARDINAL , which is only a copy of the real one . He went into heaven , and he is there now before God to help us . The high priest enters the Most Holy Place once every year . He takes with him blood to offer . But he does not offer his own blood like Christ did . Christ went into heaven , but not to offer himself many times like the high priest offers blood again and again . If Christ had offered himself many times , he would have needed to suffer many times since the time the world was made . But he came to offer himself only once . And that once is enough for all time .
He came at a time when the world is nearing an end . He came to take away all sin by offering himself as a sacrifice . Everyone must die once . Then they are judged . So Christ was offered as a sacrifice one time to take away the sins of many people . And he will come a second ORDINAL time , but not to offer himself for sin . He will come the second ORDINAL time to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him . Jesus called his twelve apostles together . He gave them power to heal sicknesses and power to force demons out of people .
He sent them to tell about God 's kingdom and to heal the sick . He said to them , " When you travel , do n't take a walking stick . Also , do n't carry a bag , food , or money . Take for your trip only the clothes you are wearing . When you go into a house , stay there until it is time to leave . If the people in the town will not welcome you , go outside the town and shake the dust off your feet as a warning to them . " So the apostles went out . They traveled through all the towns . They told the Good News and healed people everywhere . Herod the ruler heard about all these things that were happening .
He was confused because some people said , " John the Baptizer has risen from death . " Others said , " Elijah has come to us . " And some others said , " One CARDINAL of the prophets from long ago has risen from death . " Herod said , " I cut off John 's head . So who is this man I hear these things about ? " Herod continued trying to see Jesus . When the apostles came back , they told Jesus what they had done on their trip . Then he took them away to a town called Bethsaida . There , he and his apostles could be alone together . But the people learned where Jesus went and followed him .
He welcomed them and talked with them about God 's kingdom . He healed the people who were sick . Late in the afternoon , the twelve apostles came to Jesus and said , " No one lives in this place . Send the people away . They need to find food and places to sleep in the farms and towns around here . " But Jesus said to the apostles , " You give them something to eat . " They said , " We have only five loaves of bread and two fish . Do you want us to go buy food for all these people ? " There are too many ! -LRB- There were about 5000 men there . -RRB-
Jesus said to his followers , " Tell the people to sit in groups of about 50 CARDINAL people . " So the followers did this and everyone sat down . Then Jesus took the five loaves of bread and two fish . He looked up into the sky and thanked God for the food . Then he broke it into pieces , which he gave to the followers to give to the people . They all ate until they were full . And there was a lot of food left . Twelve baskets were filled with the pieces of food that were not eaten . One time Jesus was praying alone . His followers came together there , and he asked them , " Who do the people say I am ? "
They answered , " Some people say you are John the Baptizer . Others say you are Elijah . And some people say you are one of the prophets from long ago that has come back to life . " Then Jesus said to his followers , " And who do you say I am ? " Peter answered , " You are the Christ from God . " Jesus warned them not to tell anyone . Then Jesus said , " The Son of Man must suffer many things . He will be rejected by the older Jewish leaders , the leading priests , and teachers of the law . And he will be killed . But after three days DATE he will be raised from death . "
Jesus continued to say to all of them , " Any of you who want to be my follower must stop thinking about yourself and what you want . You must be willing to carry the cross that is given to you every day for following me . Any of you who try to save the life you have will lose it . But you who give up your life for me will save it . It is worth nothing for you to have the whole world if you yourself are destroyed or lost . Do n't be ashamed of me and my teaching . If that happens , I will be ashamed of you when I come with my divine greatness and that of the Father and the holy angels . Believe me when I say that some of you people standing here will see God 's kingdom before you die . " About eight days DATE after Jesus said these things , he took Peter , John , and James and went up on a mountain to pray . While Jesus was praying , his face began to change .
His clothes became shining white . Then two CARDINAL men were there , talking with him . They were Moses and Elijah . They also looked bright and glorious . They were talking with Jesus about his death that would happen in Jerusalem . Peter and the others were asleep . But they woke up and saw the glory of Jesus . They also saw the two men who were standing with him . When Moses and Elijah were leaving , Peter said , " Master , it is good that we are here .
We will put three CARDINAL tents here -- one for you , one for Moses , and one CARDINAL for Elijah . " -LRB- He did not know what he was saying . -RRB- While Peter was saying these things , a cloud came all around them . Peter , John , and James were afraid when the cloud covered them . A voice came from the cloud and said , " This is my Son . He is the one I have chosen . Obey him . " When the voice stopped , only Jesus was there . Peter , John , and James PERSON said nothing . And for a long time after that , they told no one about what they had seen .
The next day , Jesus , Peter , John , and James came down from the mountain . A large group of people met Jesus . A man in the group shouted to him , " Teacher , please come and look at my son . He is the only child I have . An evil spirit comes into him , and then he shouts . He loses control of himself and foams at the mouth . The evil spirit continues to hurt him and almost never leaves him . I begged your followers to make the evil spirit leave my son , but they could not do it . " Jesus answered , " You people today have no faith .
Your lives are all wrong . How long must I be with you and be patient with you ? " Then Jesus said to the man , " Bring your son here . " While the boy was coming , the demon threw the boy to the ground . The boy lost control of himself . But Jesus gave a strong command to the evil spirit . Then the boy was healed , and Jesus gave him back to his father . All the people were amazed at the great power of God . The people were still amazed about all the things Jesus did . He said to his followers , " Do n't forget what I will tell you now : The Son of Man will soon be handed over to the control of other men . "
But the followers did not understand what he meant . The meaning was hidden from them so that they could not understand it . But they were afraid to ask Jesus about what he said . Jesus ' followers began to have an argument about which one CARDINAL of them was the greatest . Jesus knew what they were thinking , so he took a little child and stood the child beside him . Then he said to the followers , " Whoever accepts a little child like this in my name is accepting me . And anyone who accepts me is also accepting the one who sent me . The one CARDINAL among you who is the most humble -- this is the one who is great . " John answered , " Master , we saw someone using your name to force demons out of people . We told him to stop because he does not belong to our group . "
Jesus said to him , " Do n't stop him . Whoever is not against you is for you . " The time was coming near when Jesus would leave and go back to heaven . He decided to go to Jerusalem . He sent some men ahead of him . They went into a town in Samaria to make everything ready for him . But the people there would not welcome Jesus because he was going toward Jerusalem . James and John , the followers of Jesus , saw this . They said , " Lord , do you want us to call fire down from heaven and destroy those people ? " But Jesus turned and criticized them for saying this .
Then he and his followers went to another town . They were all traveling along the road . Someone said to Jesus , " I will follow you anywhere you go . " He answered , " The foxes have holes to live in . The birds have nests . But the Son of Man has no place where he can rest his head . " Jesus said to another man , " Follow me ! " But the man said , " Lord , let me go and bury my father first ORDINAL . " But Jesus said to him , " Let the people who are dead bury their own dead . You must go and tell about God 's kingdom . "
Another man said , " I will follow you , Lord , but first ORDINAL let me go and say goodbye to my family . " Jesus said , " Anyone who begins to plow a field but looks back is not prepared for God 's kingdom . " Jesus was going through the city of Jericho . In Jericho there was a man named Zacchaeus . He was a wealthy , very important tax collector . He wanted to see who Jesus was . There were many others who wanted to see Jesus too . Zacchaeus PERSON was too short to see above the people . So he ran to a place where he knew Jesus would come .
Then he climbed a sycamore tree so he could see him . When Jesus came to where Zacchaeus PERSON was , he looked up and saw him in the tree . Jesus said , " Zacchaeus , hurry ! Come down ! I must stay at your house today DATE . " Zacchaeus PERSON hurried and came down . He was happy to have Jesus in his house . Everyone saw this . They began to complain , " Look at the kind of man Jesus is staying with . Zacchaeus PERSON is a sinner ! "
Zacchaeus said to the Lord , " I want to do good . I will give half CARDINAL of my money to the poor . If I have cheated anyone , I will pay them back four CARDINAL times more . " Jesus said , " Today is the day DATE for this family to be saved from sin . Yes , even this tax collector is one CARDINAL of God 's chosen people . The Son of Man came to find lost people and save them . " As the crowd listened to what he was saying , Jesus went on to tell a story . He was now near Jerusalem GPE and knew that the people thought it was almost time for God 's kingdom to come . So he said , " A very important man was preparing to go to a country far away to be made a king . Then he planned to return home and rule his people .
So he called ten CARDINAL of his servants together . He gave a bag of money to each servant . He said , ' Do business with this money until I come back . ' But the people in the kingdom hated the man . They sent a group to follow him to the other country . There they said , ' We do n't want this man to be our king . ' " But the man was made king . When he came home , he said , ' Call those servants who have my money . I want to know how much more money they earned with it . ' The first servant came and said , ' Sir , I earned ten bags of money with the one bag you gave me . '
The king said to him , ' That 's great ! You are a good servant . I see that I can trust you with small things . So now I will let you rule over ten of my cities . ' " The second ORDINAL servant said , ' Sir , with your one bag of money I earned five bags . ' The king said to this servant , ' You can rule over five CARDINAL cities . ' " Then another servant came in and said to the king , ' Sir , here is your bag of money . I wrapped it in a piece of cloth and hid it . I was afraid of you because you are a hard man . You even take money that you did n't earn and gather food that you did n't grow . '
" Then the king said to him , ' What a bad servant you are ! I will use your own words to condemn you . You said that I am a hard man . You said that I even take money that I did n't earn and gather food that I did n't grow . If that is true , you should have put my money in the bank . Then , when I came back , my money would have earned some interest . ' Then the king said to the men who were watching , ' Take the bag of money away from this servant and give it to the servant who earned ten bags of money . ' " The men said to the king , ' But sir , that servant already has ten bags of money . ' " The king said , ' People who use what they have will get more . But those who do not use what they have will have everything taken away from them .
Now where are my enemies ? Where are the people who did not want me to be king ? Bring my enemies here and kill them . I will watch them die . ' " After Jesus said these things , he continued traveling toward Jerusalem GPE . He came near Bethphage and Bethany , towns near the hill called the Mount of Olives . He sent out two CARDINAL of his followers . He said , " Go into the town you can see there . When you enter the town , you will find a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden .
Untie it , and bring it here to me . If anyone asks you why you are taking the donkey , you should say , ' The Master needs it . ' " The two CARDINAL followers went into town . They found the donkey exactly like Jesus told them . They untied it , but its owners came out . They said to the followers , " Why are you untying our donkey ? " The followers answered , " The Master needs it . " So the followers brought the donkey to Jesus . They put their coats on its back . Then they put Jesus on the donkey .
He rode along the road toward Jerusalem . The followers spread their coats on the road before him . Jesus was coming close to Jerusalem . He was already near the bottom of the Mount of Olives . The whole group of followers was happy . They were very excited and praised God . They thanked God for all the powerful things they had seen . They said , " ' Welcome ! God bless the king who comes in the name of the Lord . ' Peace in heaven and glory to God ! "
Some of the Pharisees said to Jesus , " Teacher , tell your followers not to say these things . " But Jesus answered , " I tell you , if my followers did n't say them , these stones would shout them . " Jesus came near Jerusalem . Looking at the city , he began to cry for it and said , " I wish you knew today what would bring you peace . But it is hidden from you now . A time is coming when your enemies will build a wall around you and hold you in on all sides . They will destroy you and all your people . Not one stone of your buildings will stay on top of another . All this will happen because you did not know the time when God came to save you . " Jesus went into the Temple area .
He began to throw out the people who were selling things there . He said , " The Scriptures say , ' My Temple will be a house of prayer . ' But you have changed it into a ' hiding place for thieves . ' " Jesus taught the people in the Temple area every day . The leading priests , the teachers of the law , and some of the leaders of the people wanted to kill him . But they did not know how they could do it , because everyone was listening to him . The people were very interested in what Jesus said . I am in Christ and I am telling you the truth . I am not lying .
And my conscience , ruled by the Holy Spirit , agrees that what I say now is true . I have great sorrow and always feel much sadness for my own people . They are my brothers and sisters , my earthly family . I wish I could help them . I would even have a curse on me and cut myself off from Christ if that would help them . They are the people of Israel , God 's chosen children . They have the glory of God and the agreements he made between himself and his people . God gave them the Law of Moses , the Temple worship , and his promises . They are the descendants of our great fathers , and they are the earthly family of Christ . And Christ is God over all things .
Praise him forever ! Amen . I do n't mean that God failed to keep his promise to the Jewish people . But only some of the people of Israel are really God 's people . And only some of Abraham 's descendants are true children of Abraham . This is what God said to Abraham : " Your true descendants will be those who come through Isaac . " This means that not all of Abraham 's descendants are God 's true children . Abraham 's true children are those who become God 's children because of the promise he made to Abraham . Here is what God said in that promise : " About this time next year DATE I will come back , and Sarah PERSON will have a son . " And that is not all .
Rebecca PERSON also had sons , and they had the same father . He is our father Isaac . But before the two CARDINAL sons were born , God told Rebecca , " The older son will serve the younger . " This was before the boys had done anything good or bad . God said this before they were born so that the boy he wanted would be chosen because of God 's own plan . He was chosen because he was the one God wanted to call , not because of anything the boys did . As the Scriptures say , " I loved Jacob , but I hated Esau . " So what does this mean ? That God is not fair ? We can not say that .
God said to Moses , " I will show mercy to anyone I want to show mercy to . I will show pity to anyone I choose . " So God will choose anyone he decides to show mercy to , and his choice does not depend on what people want or try to do . In the Scriptures God says to Pharaoh : " I made you king so that you could do this for me . I wanted to show my power through you . I wanted my name to be announced throughout the world . " So God shows mercy to those he wants to show mercy to and makes stubborn those he wants to make stubborn . So one CARDINAL of you will ask me , " If God controls what we do , why does he blame us for our sins ? " Do n't ask that . You are only human and have no right to question God .
A clay jar does not question the one who made it . It does not say , " Why did you make me like this ? " The one who makes the jar can make anything he wants . He uses the same clay to make different things . He might make one thing for special purposes and another for daily DATE use . It is the same way with what God has done . He wanted to show his anger and to let people see his power . But he patiently endured those he was angry with -- people who were ready to be destroyed . He waited with patience so that he could make known the riches of his glory to the people he has chosen to receive his mercy . God has already prepared them to share his glory .
We are those people , the ones God chose not only from the Jews but also from those who are not Jews . As the Scriptures say in the book of Hosea , " The people who are not mine -- I will say they are my people . And the people I did not love -- I will say they are the people I love . " And , " Where God said in the past , ' You are not my people ' -- there they will be called children of the living God . " And Isaiah cries out about Israel : " There are so many people of Israel , they are like the grains of sand by the sea . But only a few of them will be saved . Yes , the Lord will quickly finish judging the people on the earth . " It is just as Isaiah said : " The Lord All - Powerful allowed some of our people to live . If he had not done that , we would now be like Sodom , and we would be like Gomorrah . " So what does all this mean ?
It means that people who are not Jews were made right with God because of their faith , even though they were not trying to make themselves right . And the people of Israel , who tried to make themselves right with God by following the law , did not succeed . They failed because they tried to make themselves right by the things they did . They did not trust in God to make them right . They fell over the stone that makes people fall . The Scriptures talk about that stone : " Look , I put in Zion a stone that will make people stumble . It is a rock that will make people fall . But anyone who trusts in him will never be disappointed . " In Jerusalem Saul was still trying to scare the followers of the Lord , even saying he would kill them .
He went to the high priest and asked him to write letters to the synagogues in the city of Damascus . Saul wanted the high priest to give him the authority to find people in Damascus GPE who were followers of the Way . If he found any believers there , men or women , he would arrest them and bring them back to Jerusalem . So Saul went to Damascus . When he came near the city , a very bright light from heaven suddenly shined around him . He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him , " Saul , Saul ! Why are you persecuting me ? " Saul said , " Who are you , Lord ? " The voice answered , " I am Jesus , the one you are persecuting . Get up now and go into the city .
Someone there will tell you what you must do . " The men traveling with Saul just stood there , unable to speak . They heard the voice , but they saw no one . Saul got up from the ground and opened his eyes , but he could not see . So the men with him held his hand and led him into Damascus GPE . For three days DATE Saul could not see ; he did not eat or drink . There was a follower of Jesus in Damascus named Ananias . In a vision the Lord said to him , " Ananias ! " Ananias answered , " Here I am , Lord . " The Lord said to him , " Get up and go to the street called Straight Street .
Find the house of Judas and ask for a man named Saul from the city of Tarsus . He is there now , praying . He has seen a vision in which a man named Ananias came and laid his hands on him so that he could see again . " But Ananias answered , " Lord , many people have told me about this man . They told me about the many bad things he did to your holy people in Jerusalem GPE . Now he has come here to Damascus . The leading priests have given him the power to arrest all people who trust in you . " But the Lord Jesus said to Ananias , " Go ! I have chosen Saul for an important work . He must tell about me to other nations and their rulers and to the people of Israel .
I will show him all that he must suffer for me . " So Ananias left and went to the house of Judas . He laid his hands on Saul and said , " Saul , my brother , the Lord Jesus sent me . He is the one you saw on the road when you came here . He sent me so that you can see again and also be filled with the Holy Spirit . " Immediately , something that looked like fish scales fell off Saul 's eyes . He was able to see ! Then he got up and was baptized . After he ate , he began to feel strong again . Saul stayed with the followers of Jesus in Damascus for a few days DATE .
Soon he began to go to the synagogues and tell people about Jesus . He told the people , " Jesus is the Son of God ! " All the people who heard Saul were amazed . They said , " This is the same man who was in Jerusalem GPE trying to destroy the people who trust in Jesus ! And that 's why he has come here -- to arrest the followers of Jesus and take them back to the leading priests . " But Saul became more and more powerful in proving that Jesus is the Christ . His proofs were so strong that the Jews who lived in Damascus GPE could not argue with him . After many days , some Jews made plans to kill Saul . They were watching the city gates day and night .
They wanted to kill Saul , but he learned about their plan . One night some followers that Saul had taught helped him leave the city . They put him in a basket and lowered it down through a hole in the city wall . Then Saul went to Jerusalem . He tried to join the group of followers , but they were all afraid of him . They did not believe that he was really a follower of Jesus . But Barnabas accepted Saul and took him to the apostles . He told them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road and how the Lord had spoken to Saul . Then he told them how boldly Saul had spoken for the Lord in Damascus . And so Saul stayed with the followers and went all around Jerusalem speaking boldly for the Lord .
He often had arguments with the Greek - speaking Jews , who began making plans to kill him . When the believers learned about this , they took Saul to Caesarea , and from there they sent him to the city of Tarsus . The church in Judea , Galilee , and Samaria had a time of peace . With the help of the Holy Spirit , the groups of believers became stronger and showed their respect for the Lord by the way they lived . So the church everywhere grew in numbers . Peter was traveling through all the areas around Jerusalem GPE , and he stopped to visit the believers who lived in Lydda . There he met a man named Aeneas , who was paralyzed and had not been able to get out of bed for the past eight years DATE . Peter said to him , " Aeneas , Jesus Christ heals you . Get up and make your bed ! " He stood up immediately .
All the people living in Lydda and on the plain of Sharon PERSON saw him , and they decided to follow the Lord . In the city of Joppa there was a follower of Jesus named Tabitha PERSON . Her Greek name , Dorcas PERSON , means " a deer . " She was always doing good things for people and giving money to those in need . While Peter was in Lydda , Tabitha PERSON became sick and died . They washed her body and put it in an upstairs room . The followers in Joppa heard that Peter was in Lydda , which was not far away . So they sent two men , who begged him , " Hurry , please come quickly ! " Peter got ready and went with them . When he arrived , they took him to the upstairs room .
All the widows stood around him . They were crying and showing him the coats and other clothes that Tabitha PERSON had made during her time with them . Peter sent all the people out of the room . He knelt down and prayed . Then he turned to Tabitha PERSON 's body and said , " Tabitha PERSON , stand up ! " She opened her eyes . When she saw Peter , she sat up . He gave her his hand and helped her stand up . Then he called the believers and the widows into the room . He showed them Tabitha PERSON ; she was alive !
People everywhere in Joppa learned about this , and many believed in the Lord . Peter stayed in Joppa for many days DATE at the home of a man named Simon , who was a leatherworker . While Apollos was in the city of Corinth , Paul was visiting some places on his way to Ephesus . In Ephesus he found some other followers of the Lord . He asked them , " Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed ? " These followers said to him , " We have never even heard of a Holy Spirit ! " Paul asked them , " So what kind of baptism did you have ? " They said , " It was the baptism that John taught . " Paul said , " John told people to be baptized to show they wanted to change their lives .
He told people to believe in the one who would come after him , and that one is Jesus . " When these followers heard this , they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus . Then Paul laid his hands on them , and the Holy Spirit came on them . They began speaking different languages and prophesying . There were about twelve men in this group . Paul went into the synagogue and spoke very boldly . He continued doing this for three months DATE . He talked with the Jews , trying to persuade them to accept what he was telling them about God 's kingdom . But some of them became stubborn and refused to believe . In front of everyone , they said bad things about the Way .
So Paul left these Jews and took the Lord 's followers with him . He went to a place where a man named Tyrannus had a school . There Paul talked with people every day . He did this for two years DATE . Because of this work , everyone in Asia LOC , Jews and Greeks , heard the word of the Lord . God used Paul to do some very special miracles . Some people carried away handkerchiefs and clothes that Paul had used and put them on those who were sick . The sick people were healed , and evil spirits left them . Some Jews also were traveling around forcing evil spirits out of people . The seven CARDINAL sons of Sceva , one CARDINAL of the leading priests , were doing this .
These Jews tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus to make the evil spirits go out of people . They all said , " By the same Jesus that Paul talks about , I order you to come out ! " But one time an evil spirit said to these Jews , " I know Jesus , and I know about Paul , but who are you ? " Then the man who had the evil spirit inside him jumped on these Jews . He was much stronger than all of them . He beat them up and tore their clothes off . They all ran away from that house . All the people in Ephesus , Jews and Greeks , learned about this . They were all filled with fear and gave great honor to the Lord Jesus . Many of the believers began to confess , telling about all the evil things they had done .
Some of them had used magic . These believers brought their magic books and burned them before everyone . These books were worth about 50 CARDINAL , 000 CARDINAL silver coins . This is how the word of the Lord was spreading in a powerful way , causing more and more people to believe . After this , Paul made plans to go to Jerusalem . He planned to go through the regions of Macedonia and Achaia , and then go to Jerusalem . He thought , " After I visit Jerusalem , I must also visit Rome GPE . " Timothy and Erastus were two of his helpers . Paul sent them ahead to Macedonia . But he stayed in Asia LOC for a while .
But during that time there was some trouble in Ephesus about the Way . This is how it all happened : There was a man named Demetrius . He worked with silver . He made little silver models that looked like the temple of the goddess Artemis . The men who did this work made a lot of money . Demetrius had a meeting with these men and some others who did the same kind of work . He told them , " Men , you know that we make a lot of money from our business . But look at what this man Paul is doing . Listen to what he is saying . He has convinced many people in Ephesus and all over Asia LOC to change their religion .
He says the gods that people make by hand are not real . I 'm afraid this is going to turn people against our business . But there is also another problem . People will begin to think that the temple of the great goddess Artemis PERSON is not important . Her greatness will be destroyed . And Artemis PERSON is the goddess that everyone in Asia LOC and the whole world worships . " When the men heard this , they became very angry . They shouted , " Great is Artemis PERSON , the goddess of Ephesus ! " The whole city was thrown into confusion .
The people grabbed Gaius and Aristarchus , men from Macedonia who were traveling with Paul , and rushed all together into the stadium . Paul wanted to go in and talk to the people , but the Lord 's followers did not let him go . Also , some leaders of the country who were friends of Paul sent him a message telling him not to go into the stadium . Some people were shouting one CARDINAL thing and others were shouting something else . The meeting was very confused . Most of the people did not know why they had come there . Some Jews made a man named Alexander stand before the crowd , and they told him what to say . Alexander waved his hand , trying to explain things to the people . But when the people saw that Alexander was a Jew , they all began shouting the same thing . For two hours TIME they continued shouting , " Great is Artemis of Ephesus !
Great is Artemis of Ephesus ! Great is Artemis PERSON . . . ! " Then the city clerk persuaded the people to be quiet . He said , " Men of Ephesus , everyone knows that Ephesus is the city that keeps the temple of the great goddess Artemis PERSON . Everyone knows that we also keep her holy rock . No one can deny this , so you should be quiet . You must stop and think before you do anything else . " You brought these men here , but they have not said anything bad against our goddess . They have not stolen anything from her temple . We have courts of law and there are judges .
Do Demetrius and those men who work with him have a charge against anyone ? They should go to the courts . Let them argue with each other there . " Is there something else you want to talk about ? Then come to the regular town meeting of the people . It can be decided there . I say this because someone might see this trouble today and say we are rioting . We could not explain all this trouble , because there is no real reason for this meeting . " After the city clerk said this , he told the people to go home .
While Jesus was walking , he saw a man who had been blind since the time he was born . Jesus ' followers asked him , " Teacher , why was this man born blind ? Whose sin made it happen ? Was it his own sin or that of his parents ? " Jesus answered , " It was not any sin of this man or his parents that caused him to be blind . He was born blind so that he could be used to show what great things God can do . While it is daytime , we must continue doing the work of the one who sent me . The night is coming , and no one can work at night . While I am in the world , I am the light of the world . " After Jesus said this , he spit on the dirt , made some mud and put it on the man 's eyes .
Jesus told him , " Go and wash in Siloam pool . " -LRB- Siloam means " Sent . " -RRB- So the man went to the pool , washed and came back . He was now able to see . His neighbors and some others who had seen him begging said , " Look ! Is this the same man who always sits and begs ? " Some people said , " Yes ! He is the one . " But others said , " No , he ca n't be the same man . He only looks like him . "
So the man himself said , " I am that same man . " They asked , " What happened ? How did you get your sight ? " He answered , " The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes . Then he told me to go to Siloam and wash . So I went there and washed . And then I could see . " They asked him , " Where is this man ? " He answered , " I do n't know . " Then the people brought the man to the Pharisees .
The day Jesus had made mud and healed the man 's eyes was a Sabbath day . So the Pharisees asked the man , " How did you get your sight ? " He answered , " He put mud on my eyes . I washed , and now I can see . " Some of the Pharisees said , " That man does not obey the law about the Sabbath day . So he is not from God . " Others said , " But someone who is a sinner can not do these miraculous signs . " So they could not agree with each other . They asked the man again , " Since it was your eyes he healed , what do you say about him ? " He answered , " He is a prophet . "
The Jewish leaders still did not believe that this really happened to the man -- that he was blind and was now healed . But later they sent for his parents . They asked them , " Is this your son ? You say he was born blind . So how can he see ? " His parents answered , " We know that this man is our son . And we know that he was born blind . But we do n't know why he can see now . We do n't know who healed his eyes . Ask him .
He is old enough to answer for himself . " They said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders . The leaders had already decided that they would punish anyone who said Jesus was the Christ . They would stop them from coming to the synagogue . That is why his parents said , " He is old enough . Ask him . " So the Jewish leaders called the man who had been blind . They told him to come in again . They said , " You should honor God by telling the truth . We know that this man is a sinner . "
The man answered , " I do n't know if he is a sinner . But I do know this : I was blind , and now I can see . " They asked , " What did he do to you ? How did he heal your eyes ? " He answered , " I have already told you that . But you would not listen to me . Why do you want to hear it again ? Do you want to be his followers too ? " At this they shouted insults at him and said , " You are his follower , not us ! We are followers of Moses .
We know that God spoke to Moses . But we do n't even know where this man comes from ! " The man answered , " This is really strange ! You do n't know where he comes from , but he healed my eyes . We all know that God does not listen to sinners , but he will listen to anyone who worships and obeys him . This is the first ORDINAL time we have ever heard of anyone healing the eyes of someone born blind . This man must be from God . If he were not from God , he could not do anything like this . " The Jewish leaders answered , " You were born full of sin ! Are you trying to teach us ? "
And they told the man to get out of the synagogue and to stay out . When Jesus heard that they had forced the man to leave , he found him and asked him , " Do you believe in the Son of Man ? " The man said , " Tell me who he is , sir , so I can believe in him . " Jesus said to him , " You have already seen him . The Son of Man is the one talking with you now . " The man answered , " Yes , I believe , Lord ! " Then he bowed and worshiped Jesus . Jesus said , " I came into this world so that the world could be judged . I came so that people who are blind could see . And I came so that people who think they see would become blind . "
Some of the Pharisees were near Jesus . They heard him say this . They asked , " What ? Are you saying that we are blind too ? " Jesus said , " If you were really blind , you would not be guilty of sin . But you say that you see , so you are still guilty . " Then Pilate ordered that Jesus be taken away and whipped . The soldiers made a crown from thorny branches and put it on his head . Then they put a purple robe around him .
They kept coming up to him and saying , " Hail to the king of the Jews ! " And they hit him in the face . Again Pilate came out and said to the Jewish leaders , " Look ! I am bringing Jesus out to you . I want you to know that I find nothing I can charge him with . " Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe . Pilate said to the Jews , " Here is the man ! " When the leading priests and the Jewish guards saw Jesus they shouted , " Kill him on a cross ! Kill him on a cross ! " But Pilate answered , " You take him and nail him to a cross yourselves .
I find nothing I can charge him with . " The Jewish leaders answered , " We have a law that says he must die , because he said he is the Son of God . " When Pilate heard this , he was more afraid . So he went back inside the palace and asked Jesus , " Where are you from ? " But Jesus did not answer him . Pilate said , " You refuse to speak to me ? Remember , I have the power to make you free or to kill you on a cross . " Jesus answered , " The only power you have over me is the power given to you by God . So the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin . " After this , Pilate tried to let Jesus go free .
But the Jewish leaders shouted , " Anyone who makes himself a king is against Caesar . So if you let this man go free , that means you are not Caesar 's friend . " When Pilate heard this , he brought Jesus out to the place called " The Stone Pavement WORK_OF_ART . " -LRB- In Aramaic the name is Gabbatha . -RRB- Pilate sat down on the judge 's seat there . It was now almost noon on Preparation day of Passover week . Pilate said to the Jews , " Here is your king ! " They shouted , " Take him away ! Take him away ! Kill him on a cross ! "
Pilate asked them , " Do you want me to kill your king on a cross ? " The leading priests answered , " The only king we have is Caesar ! " So Pilate handed Jesus over to them to be killed on a cross . The soldiers took Jesus . He carried his own cross to a place called " The Place of the Skull WORK_OF_ART . " -LRB- In Aramaic the name of this place is " Golgotha . " -RRB- There they nailed Jesus to the cross . They also nailed two CARDINAL other men to crosses . They put them on each side of Jesus with him in the middle . Pilate told them to write a sign and put it on the cross .
The sign said , " jesus of nazareth , the king of the jews . " The sign was written in Aramaic , in Latin , and in Greek . Many of the Jews read this sign , because the place where Jesus was nailed to the cross was near the city . The leading Jewish NORP priests said to Pilate , " Do n't write , ' The King of the Jews . ' But write , ' This man said , I am the King of the Jews . ' " Pilate answered , " I will not change what I have written . " After the soldiers nailed Jesus to the cross , they took his clothes and divided them into four parts . Each soldier got one part . They also took his tunic . It was all one piece of cloth woven from top to bottom .
So the soldiers said to each other , " We should not tear this into parts . Let 's throw lots to see who will get it . " This happened to make clear the full meaning of what the Scriptures say : " They divided my clothes among them , and they threw lots for what I was wearing . " So the soldiers did this . Jesus ' mother stood near his cross . Her sister was also standing there with Mary the wife of Clopas , and Mary Magdalene . Jesus saw his mother . He also saw the follower he loved very much standing there . He said to his mother , " Dear woman , here is your son . "
Then he said to the follower , " Here is your mother . " So after that , this follower took Jesus ' mother to live in his home . Later , Jesus knew that everything had been done . To make the Scriptures come true he said , " I am thirsty . " There was a jar full of sour wine there , so the soldiers soaked a sponge in it . They put the sponge on a branch of a hyssop plant and lifted it to Jesus ' mouth . When he tasted the wine , he said , " It is finished . " Then he bowed his head and died . This day was Preparation day . The next day was a special Sabbath day .
The Jewish leaders did not want the bodies to stay on the cross on the Sabbath day . So they asked Pilate to order that the legs of the men be broken . And they asked that the bodies be taken down from the crosses . So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two CARDINAL men on the crosses beside Jesus . But when the soldiers came close to Jesus , they saw that he was already dead . So they did not break his legs . But one CARDINAL of the soldiers stuck his spear into Jesus ' side . Immediately blood and water came out . -LRB- The one who saw this happen has told about it .
He told about it so that you also can believe . The things he says are true . He knows that he tells the truth . -RRB- These things happened to give full meaning to the Scriptures that said , " None of his bones will be broken " and " People will look at the one CARDINAL they stabbed . " Later , a man named Joseph from Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus . -LRB- Joseph was a follower of Jesus , but he did not tell anyone , because he was afraid of the Jewish leaders . -RRB- Pilate said Joseph could take Jesus ' body , so he came and took it away . Nicodemus went with Joseph . He was the man who had come to Jesus before and talked to him at night .
He brought about 100 pounds of spices -- a mixture of myrrh and aloes . These two CARDINAL men took Jesus ' body and wrapped it in pieces of linen cloth with the spices . -LRB- This is how the Jews bury people . -RRB- In the place where Jesus was killed on the cross , there was a garden . In the garden there was a new tomb . No one had ever been buried there before . The men put Jesus in that tomb because it was near , and the Jews were preparing to start their Sabbath day . I am a free man . I am an apostle .
I have seen Jesus our Lord . You people are an example of my work in the Lord . Others may not accept me as an apostle , but surely you do . You are proof that I am an apostle in the Lord . Some people want to judge me . So this is the answer I give them : We have the right to eat and drink , do n't we ? We have the right to bring a believing wife with us when we travel , do n't we ? The other apostles and the Lord 's brothers and Peter all do this . And are Barnabas and I the only ones who must work to earn our living ? No soldier ever serves in the army and pays his own salary .
No one ever plants a vineyard without eating some of the grapes himself . No one takes care of a flock of sheep without drinking some of the milk himself . These are n't just my own thoughts . God 's law says the same thing . Yes , it is written in the Law of Moses : " When a work animal is being used to separate grain , do n't keep it from eating the grain . " When God said this , was he thinking only about work animals ? No . He was really talking about us . Yes , that was written for us .
The one who plows and the one who separates the grain should both expect to get some of the grain for their work . We planted spiritual seed among you , so we should be able to harvest from you some things for this life . Surely that is not asking too much . Others have this right to get things from you . So surely we have this right too . But we do n't use this right . No , we endure everything ourselves so that we will not stop anyone from obeying the Good News of Christ . Surely you know that those who work at the Temple get their food from the Temple . And those who serve at the altar get part of what is offered at the altar . It is the same with those who have the work of telling the Good News .
The Lord has commanded that those who tell the Good News should get their living from this work . But I have not used any of these rights , and I am not trying to get anything from you . That is not my purpose for writing this . I would rather die than to have someone take away what for me is a great source of pride . It 's not my work of telling the Good News that gives me any reason to boast . That is my duty -- something I must do . If I do n't tell people the Good News , I am in real trouble . If I did it because it was my own choice , I would deserve to be paid . But I have no choice .
I must tell the Good News . So I am only doing the duty that was given to me . So what do I get for doing it ? My reward is that when I tell people the Good News I can offer it to them for free and not use the rights that come with doing this work . I am free . I belong to no other person , but I make myself a slave to everyone . I do this to help save as many people as I can . To the Jews I became like a Jew so that I could help save Jews . I myself am not ruled by the law , but to those who are ruled by the law I became like someone who is ruled by the law . I did this to help save those who are ruled by the law .
To those who are without the law I became like someone who is without the law . I did this to help save those who are without the law . -LRB- But really , I am not without God 's law -- I am ruled by the law of Christ . -RRB- To those who are weak , I became weak so that I could help save them . I have become all things to all people . I did this so that I could save people in any way possible . I do all this to make the Good News known . I do it so that I can share in the blessings of the Good News . You know that in a race all the runners run , but only one runner gets the prize . So run like that .
Run to win ! All who compete in the games use strict training . They do this so that they can win a prize -- one that does n't last . But our prize is one that will last forever . So I run like someone who has a goal . I fight like a boxer who is hitting something , not just the air . It is my own body I fight to make it do what I want . I do this so that I wo n't miss getting the prize myself after telling others about it . Then Jesus said , " Believe me when I say that some of you people standing here will see God 's kingdom come with power before you die . "
Six days later DATE , Jesus took Peter , James , and John and went up on a high mountain . They were all alone there . While these followers watched him , Jesus was changed . His clothes became shining white -- whiter than anyone on earth could make them . Then two CARDINAL men were there talking with Jesus . They were Elijah and Moses . Peter said to Jesus , " Teacher , it is good that we are here . We will put three CARDINAL tents here -- one for you , one for Moses , and one CARDINAL for Elijah . " Peter did not know what to say , because he and the other two followers were so afraid . Then a cloud came and covered them .
A voice came from the cloud and said , " This is my Son , the one I love . Obey him ! " The followers looked , but they saw only Jesus there alone with them . As Jesus and the followers were walking back down the mountain , he gave them these instructions : " Do n't tell anyone about what you saw on the mountain . Wait until after the Son of Man rises from death . Then you can tell people what you saw . " So the followers waited to say anything about what they saw . But they discussed among themselves what Jesus meant about rising from death . They asked him , " Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first ORDINAL ? " Jesus answered , " They are right to say that Elijah must come first ORDINAL .
Elijah makes all things the way they should be . But why do the Scriptures say that the Son of Man will suffer much and that people will think he is worth nothing ? I tell you that Elijah has already come . And people did to him all the bad things they wanted to do . The Scriptures said this would happen to him . " Then Jesus , Peter , James , and John went to the other followers . They saw many people around them . The teachers of the law were arguing with the followers . When the people saw Jesus , they were very surprised and ran to welcome him .
Jesus asked , " What are you arguing about with the teachers of the law ? " A man answered , " Teacher , I brought my son to you . He is controlled by an evil spirit that keeps him from talking . The spirit attacks him and throws him on the ground . He foams at the mouth , grinds his teeth , and becomes very stiff . I asked your followers to force the evil spirit out , but they could not . " Jesus answered , " You people today do n't believe ! How long must I stay with you ? How long must I be patient with you ? Bring the boy to me ! "
So the followers brought the boy to Jesus . When the evil spirit saw Jesus , it attacked the boy . The boy fell down and rolled on the ground . He was foaming at the mouth . Jesus asked the boy 's father , " How long has this been happening to him ? " The father answered , " Since he was very young . The spirit often throws him into a fire or into water to kill him . If you can do anything , please have pity on us and help us . " Jesus said to the father , " Why did you say ' if you can ' ? All things are possible for the one who believes . "
Immediately the father shouted , " I do believe . Help me to believe more ! " Jesus saw that all the people were running there to see what was happening . So he spoke to the evil spirit . He said , " You evil spirit that makes this boy deaf and stops him from talking -- I command you to come out of him and never enter him again ! " The evil spirit screamed . It caused the boy to fall on the ground again , and then it came out . The boy looked as if he was dead . Many people said , " He is dead ! " But Jesus took hold of his hand and helped him stand up .
Then Jesus went into the house . His followers were alone with him there . They said , " Why were n't we able to force that evil spirit out ? " Jesus answered , " That kind of spirit can be forced out only with prayer . " Then Jesus and his followers left there and went through Galilee . Jesus did not want the people to know where they were . He wanted to teach his followers alone . He said to them , " The Son of Man will be handed over to the control of other men , who will kill him . After three days DATE , he will rise from death . " But the followers did not understand what he meant , and they were afraid to ask him .
Jesus and his followers went to Capernaum . They went into a house , and Jesus said to them , " I heard you arguing on the way here today DATE . What were you arguing about ? " But the followers did not answer , because their argument on the road was about which one CARDINAL of them was the greatest . Jesus sat down and called the twelve apostles to him . He said , " Whoever wants to be the most important must make others more important than themselves . They must serve everyone else . " Then Jesus took a small child and stood the child in front of the followers . He held the child in his arms and said , " Whoever accepts children like these in my name is accepting me .
And anyone who accepts me is also accepting the one who sent me . " Then John said , " Teacher , we saw a man using your name to force demons out of someone . He is not one of us . So we told him to stop , because he does not belong to our group . " Jesus said , " Do n't stop him . Whoever uses my name to do powerful things will not soon say bad things about me . Whoever is not against us is with us . I can assure you that anyone who helps you by giving you a drink of water because you belong to the Christ will definitely get a reward . " If one of these little children believes in me , and someone causes that child to sin , it will be very bad for that person . It would be better for them to have a millstone tied around their neck and be drowned in the sea .
If your hand makes you sin , cut it off . It is better for you to lose part of your body and have eternal life than to have two CARDINAL hands and go to hell . There the fire never stops . If your foot makes you sin , cut it off . It is better for you to lose part of your body and have eternal life than to have two CARDINAL feet and be thrown into hell . If your eye makes you sin , take it out . It is better for you to have only one eye and enter God 's kingdom than to have two CARDINAL eyes and be thrown into hell . The worms that eat the people in hell never die . The fire there is never stopped . " Everyone will be salted with fire .
" Salt is good . But if it loses its salty taste , you ca n't make it good again . So , do n't lose that good quality of salt you have . And live in peace with each other . " After Jesus said all these things , he left Galilee . He went into the area of Judea on the other side of the Jordan River . Many people followed him . Jesus healed the sick people there . Some Pharisees came to Jesus .
They tried to make him say something wrong . They asked him , " Is it right for a man to divorce his wife for any reason he chooses ? " Jesus answered , " Surely you have read this in the Scriptures : When God made the world , ' he made people male and female . ' And God said , ' That is why a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife . And the two CARDINAL people will become one CARDINAL . ' So they are no longer two CARDINAL , but one CARDINAL . God has joined them together , so no one should separate them . " The Pharisees asked , " Then why did Moses give a command allowing a man to divorce his wife by writing a certificate of divorce ? " Jesus answered , " Moses allowed you to divorce your wives because you refused to accept God 's teaching . But divorce was not allowed in the beginning .
I tell you that whoever divorces his wife , except for the problem of sexual sin , and marries another woman is guilty of adultery . " The followers said to Jesus , " If that is the only reason a man can divorce his wife , it is better not to marry . " He answered , " This statement is true for some , but not for everyone -- only for those who have been given this gift . There are different reasons why some men do n't marry . Some were born without the ability to produce children . Others were made that way later in life . And others have given up marriage because of God 's kingdom . This is for anyone who is able to accept it . " Then the people brought their little children to Jesus so that he could lay his hands on them to bless them and pray for them . When the followers saw this , they told the people to stop bringing their children to him .
But Jesus said , " Let the little children come to me . Do n't stop them , because God 's kingdom belongs to people who are like these children . " After Jesus blessed the children , he left there . A man came to Jesus and asked , " Teacher , what good thing must I do to have eternal life ? " Jesus answered , " Why do you ask me about what is good ? Only God is good . But if you want to have eternal life , obey the law 's commands . " The man asked , " Which ones ? " Jesus answered , " ' You must not murder anyone , you must not commit adultery , you must not steal , you must not tell lies about others , you must respect your father and mother , ' and ' love your neighbor the same as you love yourself . ' "
The young man said , " I have obeyed all these commands . What else do I need ? " Jesus answered , " If you want to be perfect , then go and sell all that you own . Give the money to the poor , and you will have riches in heaven . Then come and follow me ! " But when the young man heard Jesus tell him to give away his money , he was sad . He did n't want to do this , because he was very rich . So he left . Then Jesus said to his followers , " The truth is , it will be very hard for a rich person to enter God 's kingdom . Yes , I tell you , it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter God 's kingdom . "
The followers were amazed to hear this . They asked , " Then who can be saved ? " Jesus looked at them and said , " This is something that people can not do . But God can do anything . " Peter said to him , " We left everything we had and followed you . So what will we have ? " Jesus said to them , " When the time of the new world comes , the Son of Man will sit on his great and glorious throne . And I can promise that you who followed me will sit on twelve thrones , and you will judge the twelve tribes of Israel . Everyone who has left houses , brothers , sisters , father , mother , children , or farms to follow me will get much more than they left . And they will have eternal life .
Many people who are first ORDINAL now will be last in the future . And many who are last now will be first ORDINAL in the future . Jesus got into a boat and went back across the lake to his own town . Some people brought to him a man who was paralyzed and was lying on a mat . Jesus saw that these people had much faith . So he said to the paralyzed man , " Young man , you will be glad to hear this . Your sins are forgiven . " Some of the teachers of the law heard what Jesus said . They said to themselves , " What an insult to God for this man to say that ! "
Jesus knew what they were thinking . So he said , " Why are you thinking such evil thoughts ? The Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins . But how can I prove this to you ? Maybe you are thinking it was easy for me to say , ' Your sins are forgiven . ' There 's no proof that it really happened . But what if I say to the man , ' Stand up and walk ' ? Then you will be able to see that I really have this power . " So Jesus said to the paralyzed man , " Stand up . Take your mat and go home . "
The man stood up and went home . The people saw this and they were amazed . They praised God for letting someone have such power . When Jesus was leaving , he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the place for collecting taxes . Jesus said to him , " Follow me . " So he got up and followed Jesus . Jesus ate dinner at Matthew 's house . Many tax collectors and others with bad reputations came and ate with him and his followers . The Pharisees saw that Jesus was eating with these people .
They asked his followers , " Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and other sinners ? " Jesus heard them say this . So he said to them , " It is the sick people who need a doctor , not those who are healthy . You need to go and learn what this Scripture means : ' I do n't want animal sacrifices ; I want you to show kindness to people . ' I did not come to invite good people . I came to invite sinners . " Then the followers of John came to Jesus and said , " We and the Pharisees fast often , but your followers do n't ever fast . Why ? " Jesus answered , " At a wedding the friends of the bridegroom are not sad while he is with them . They can not fast then .
But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them . Then they will fast . " When someone sews a patch over a hole in an old coat , they never use a piece of cloth that has not already been shrunk . If they do , the patch will shrink and pull away from the coat . Then the hole will be worse . Also , people never pour new wine into old wineskins . They would break , the wine would spill out , and the wineskins would be ruined . People always put new wine into new wineskins , which wo n't break , and the wine stays good . " While Jesus was still talking , a leader of the synagogue came to him . The leader bowed down before him and said , " My daughter has just died .
But if you will come and touch her with your hand , she will live again . " So Jesus and his followers went with the man . On the way , there was a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years DATE . She came close behind Jesus and touched the bottom of his coat . She was thinking , " If I can touch his coat , I will be healed . " Jesus turned and saw the woman . He said , " Be happy , dear woman . You are made well because you believed . " Then the woman was healed . Jesus continued going with the Jewish NORP leader and went into the leader 's house .
He saw people there who make music for funerals . And he saw a crowd of people crying loudly . Jesus said , " Go away . The girl is not dead . She is only sleeping . " But the people laughed at him . After the people were put out of the house , Jesus went into the girl 's room . He held the girl 's hand , and the girl stood up . The news about this spread all around the area .
As Jesus was going away from there , two CARDINAL blind men followed him . They said loudly , " Show kindness to us , Son of David . " Jesus went inside , and the blind men went with him . He asked them , " Do you believe that I am able to make you see again ? " They answered , " Yes , Lord , we believe . " Then Jesus touched their eyes and said , " You believe that I can make you see again , so it will happen . " Then the men were able to see . Jesus gave them a strong warning . He said , " Do n't tell anyone about this . " But they left and spread the news about Jesus all around that area .
As these two men were leaving , some people brought another man to Jesus . This man could not talk because he had a demon inside him . Jesus forced the demon out , and the man was able to talk . The people were amazed and said , " We have never seen anything like this in Israel GPE . " But the Pharisees said , " The ruler of demons is the one that gives him power to force demons out . " Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages . He taught in their synagogues and told people the Good News about God 's kingdom . He healed all kinds of diseases and sicknesses . Jesus saw the many people and felt sorry for them because they were worried and helpless -- like sheep without a shepherd to lead them . Jesus said to his followers , " There is such a big harvest of people to bring in .
But there are only a few workers to help harvest them . God owns the harvest . Ask him to send more workers to help gather his harvest . " I really do n't need to write to you about this help for God 's people . I know that you want to help . I have been bragging about you to the people in Macedonia . I told them that you people in Achaia have been ready to give since last year DATE . And your desire to give has made most of the people here ready to give also . But I am sending the brothers to you .
I do n't want our bragging about you in this to be for nothing . I want you to be ready just as I said you would be . If any of those from Macedonia come with me , and they find that you are not ready , we will be ashamed . We will be ashamed that we were so sure of you . And you will be ashamed too ! So I thought that I should ask these brothers to come there before we do . They will help in getting together the generous gift you promised . Then it will be ready when we come , and it will be seen as a blessing you are giving , not as something you were forced to do . Remember this : The one who plants few seeds will have a small harvest . But the one who plants a lot will have a big harvest .
Each one of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give . You should not give if it makes you unhappy or if you feel forced to give . God loves those who are happy to give . And God can give you more blessings than you need , and you will always have plenty of everything . You will have enough to give to every good work . As the Scriptures say , " He gives generously to the poor ; his goodness will continue forever . " God is the one who gives seed to those who plant , and he gives bread for food . And God will give you spiritual seed and make that seed grow . He will produce a great harvest from your goodness . God will make you rich in every way so that you can always give freely .
And your giving through us will make people give thanks to God . The service you are offering helps God 's people with their needs , but that is not all it does . It is also bringing more and more thanks to God . This service is a proof of your faith , and people will praise God because of it . They will praise him because you are following the message about Christ -- the message you say you believe . They will praise God because you freely share with them and with all people . And when they pray , they will wish they could be with you . They will feel this way because of the great grace that God gave you . Thanks be to God for his gift that is too wonderful to describe .
So Solomon finished building the Lord 's Temple and his own palace . Solomon built everything that he wanted to build . Then the Lord appeared to Solomon again , just as he did at Gibeon . The Lord said to him , " I heard your prayer and what you asked me to do . You built this Temple , and I have made it a holy place . So I will be honored there forever . I will watch over it and think of it always . You must serve me with a pure and honest heart , just as your father David did . You must obey my laws and do everything that I commanded you . If you do , I will make sure that your family will always rule Israel GPE , just as I promised your father David when I told him that Israel GPE would always be ruled by one CARDINAL of his descendants .
" But if you or your children stop following me , and do n't obey the laws and commands that I have given you , and if you serve and worship other gods , I will force Israel GPE to leave the land that I have given to them . Israel GPE will be an example to other people . Other people will make jokes about Israel . I made the Temple holy . It is the place where people honor me . But I will tear it down . This Temple will be destroyed . Everyone who sees it will be amazed . They will ask , ' Why did the Lord do this terrible thing to this land and to this temple ? ' People will say , ' This happened because they left the Lord their God .
He brought their ancestors out of Egypt , but they decided to follow other gods . They began to worship and serve those gods . That is why the Lord caused all these bad things to happen to them . ' " It took 20 years DATE for King Solomon to build the Lord 's Temple and the king 's palace . Hiram supplied Solomon with all the cedar , pine and gold that he wanted , so Solomon gave him 20 CARDINAL cities in Galilee . So Hiram traveled from Tyre to see the cities that Solomon had given him . But Hiram was not pleased when he saw them . King Hiram said , " What are these towns that you have given me , my brother ? " King Hiram named that land the Land of Cabul . And that area is still called Cabul PERSON today .
Hiram had sent King Solomon about 9000 pounds of gold to use in building the Temple . King Solomon forced slaves to work for him to build the Temple and his palace . Then he used these slaves to build many other things . He built the Millo and the city wall around Jerusalem . Then he rebuilt the cities of Hazor , Megiddo , and Gezer . In the past the king of Egypt had fought against the city of Gezer and burned it . He killed the Canaanites who lived there . When Solomon married Pharaoh 's daughter , Pharaoh gave him that city as a wedding present . Solomon rebuilt Gezer and the city of Lower Beth Horon . He also built the cities of Baalath and Tamar in the Judean desert .
He also built cities where he could store grain , and he built places for his chariots and his horses . King Solomon also built whatever he wanted in Jerusalem GPE , Lebanon GPE , and all the places he ruled . There were people left in the land who were not Israelites . There were Amorites , Hittites , Perizzites , Hivites , and Jebusites . The Israelites had not been able to destroy them , but Solomon forced them to work for him as slaves . They are still slaves today DATE . Solomon did not force any Israelites to be his slaves . The Israelites were soldiers , government officials , officers , captains , and chariot commanders and drivers . There were 550 CARDINAL supervisors over Solomon 's projects . They supervised the men who did the work .
Pharaoh 's daughter moved from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her . Then he built the Millo . Three CARDINAL times each year Solomon offered burned sacrifices and fellowship offerings on the altar that he built for the Lord . King Solomon also burned incense before the Lord and supplied what was needed for the Temple . King Solomon also built ships at Ezion Geber . This town is near Elath on the shore of the Red Sea LOC , in the land of Edom . King Hiram had some skilled sailors who knew the sea well . He sent them to serve in Solomon 's navy and work with Solomon 's men . Solomon 's ships went to Ophir and brought back about 16 tons of gold for him .
King Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah did and how Elijah had killed all the prophets of Baal with a sword . So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah and said , " I swear that by this time tomorrow DATE , you will be just as dead as those prophets . If I do n't succeed , may the gods do the same or worse to me . " When Elijah heard this , he was afraid . So he ran away to save his life . He took his servant with him , and they went to Beersheba in Judah . Then Elijah left his servant in Beersheba and walked for a whole day into the desert . Then he sat down under a bush and asked to die . He said , " I have had enough , Lord ! Take my life .
I am no better than my ancestors . " Then Elijah lay down under the bush and went to sleep . An angel came to him and touched him . The angel said , " Get up and eat ! " Elijah looked around , and by his head there was a cake that had been baked over coals and a jar of water . He ate and drank and then went back to sleep . Later the Lord 's angel came to him again , touched him , and said , " Get up and eat ! If you do n't , you will not be strong enough to make the long trip . " So Elijah got up . He ate and drank and felt strong .
Then Elijah walked for 40 days and nights DATE to Mount Horeb , the mountain of God . There Elijah went into a cave and spent the night . Then the Lord said to him , " Elijah , why are you here ? " Elijah answered , " Lord God All-Powerful , I have always served you the best I can , but the Israelites have broken their agreement with you . They destroyed your altars and killed your prophets . I am the only prophet left alive , and now they are trying to kill me ! " Then the Lord said to Elijah , " Go , stand in front of me on the mountain . I will pass by you . " Then a very strong wind blew . The wind caused the mountains to break apart .
It broke large rocks in front of the Lord . But that wind was not the Lord . After that wind , there was an earthquake . But that earthquake was not the Lord . After the earthquake , there was a fire . But that fire was not the Lord . After the fire , there was a quiet , gentle voice . When Elijah heard the voice , he used his coat to cover his face and went to the entrance to the cave and stood there . Then a voice said to him , " Elijah , why are you here ? " Elijah said , " Lord God All-Powerful , I have always served you the best that I can , but the Israelites broke their agreement with you .
They destroyed your altars and killed your prophets . I am the only prophet left alive , and now they are trying to kill me . " The Lord said , " Go back . Take the road that leads to the desert around Damascus . Go into Damascus and anoint Hazael as king over Aram . Then anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel . Next , anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah . He will be the prophet who takes your place . Jehu will kill anyone who escapes Hazael 's sword , and Elisha will kill anyone who escapes from Jehu 's sword . I still have 7000 CARDINAL people in Israel GPE who have never bowed down to Baal or kissed that idol . "
So Elijah left that place and went to find Elisha son of Shaphat . Elisha was plowing 12 acres QUANTITY of land and was working on the last acre when Elijah came . Elijah went to Elisha and put his coat on Elisha . Elisha immediately left his oxen and ran after Elijah . Elisha said , " Let me kiss my mother and father goodbye . Then I will follow you . " Elijah answered , " You can do that . I will not stop you . " Elisha turned away from him and went back . He killed the oxen and used the yoke for firewood .
He boiled the meat , gave it to the people , and they all ate together . Then Elisha went to follow Elijah and became his helper . David asked , " Is there anyone still left in Saul 's family ? I want to show kindness to this person . I want to do it for Jonathan . " There was a servant named Ziba from Saul 's family . David 's servants called Ziba to David . King David said to Ziba , " Are you Ziba ? " Ziba said , " Yes , I am your servant Ziba . "
The king said , " Is there anyone left in Saul 's family ? I want to show God 's kindness to this person . " Ziba said to King David , " Jonathan has a son still living . He is crippled in both feet . " The king said to Ziba , " Where is this son ? " Ziba said to the king , " He is at the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar . " Then King David sent some of his officers to Lo Debar PERSON to bring Jonathan 's son from the house of Makir son of Ammiel . Jonathan 's son Mephibosheth came to David and bowed with his face low to the floor . David said , " Mephibosheth ? " Mephibosheth said , " Yes sir , it is I , your servant Mephibosheth . "
David said to Mephibosheth , " Do n't be afraid . I will be kind to you because of your father Jonathan . I will give back to you all the land of your grandfather Saul . And you will always be able to eat at my table . " Mephibosheth bowed to David again and he said , " I am no better than a dead dog , but you are being very kind to me . " Then King David called Saul 's servant Ziba and said , " I have given Saul 's family and everything he owns to your master 's grandson , Mephibosheth . You will farm the land for Mephibosheth . Your sons and servants will do this for him . You will harvest the crops . Then your master 's grandson will have plenty of food to eat , but Mephibosheth will always be allowed to eat at my table . "
Ziba had 15 CARDINAL sons and 20 CARDINAL servants . He said to King David , " I am your servant . I will do everything that my lord the king commands . " So Mephibosheth ate at David 's table like one of the king 's sons . Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica PERSON . All the people in Ziba 's family became Mephibosheth 's servants . Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem . He was crippled in both feet , and every day he ate at the king 's table . People told Joab what had happened , " Look , the king is crying and mourning for Absalom . "
So the joy of victory turned to sadness for everyone . It was a very sad day because the people heard , " The king is mourning for his son . " The people came into the city quietly as if they were the ones who had been defeated in battle . The king had covered his face and was crying loudly , " O my son Absalom , O Absalom , my son , my son ! " Joab came into the king 's palace and said to the king , " You are humiliating every one of your officers ! Look , they saved your life today DATE and the lives of your sons and daughters and your wives and slave women . It seems that you love those who hate you , and you hate those who love you ! Today you have made it clear to your officers and men that they mean nothing to you . It appears as if you would have been perfectly happy if Absalom had lived and the rest of us had been killed today ! Now get up and go encourage your officers .
I swear by the Lord , if you do n't go out and do that right now , not one man will be with you tonight TIME . And that will be worse for you than all the trouble you have had since you were a child . " So the king went to the city gate . The news spread that the king was at the gate , so all the people came to see him , except for the Israelites who had run away to their homes . The tribes of Israel GPE began discussing what to do next . They said , " King David saved us from the Philistines and our other enemies . David left the country because he was running away from Absalom . We anointed Absalom to be the king , but he was killed in battle . So we should bring David back to be the king again . " King David sent a message to Zadok and Abiathar the priests .
David said , " Speak to the leaders of Judah and tell them , ' Why are you the last tribe to bring King David back home ? See , all the Israelites are talking about bringing the king back home . You are my brothers , my family , so why are you the last tribe to bring the king back ? ' Also tell Amasa , ' You are part of my family . I swear that I will make you captain of the army in Joab 's place . ' " David touched the hearts of the people of Judah , and they all agreed as one . The people of Judah sent a message to the king , saying , " You and all your officers come back ! " King David came to the Jordan River . The people of Judah came to Gilgal to meet the king and take him across the Jordan River . Shimei son of Gera , from the tribe of Benjamin , lived in Bahurim .
Shimei rushed down to meet King David , with the rest of the people of Judah . About 1000 people from the tribe of Benjamin came with Shimei . Ziba the servant from Saul 's family also came . Ziba brought his 15 CARDINAL sons and 20 CARDINAL servants with him . All these people hurried to the Jordan River to meet King David . The people went across the Jordan River to help bring the king 's family back to Judah . They did whatever the king wanted . While the king was crossing the river , Shimei son of Gera came to meet him . He bowed down to the ground in front of the king . Shimei said to the king , " My lord , do n't think about the wrong things I did .
My lord and king , do n't remember the bad things I did when you left Jerusalem . I know that I sinned . That is why today I am the first ORDINAL person from Joseph 's family to come down and meet you , my lord and king . " Abishai son of Zeruiah said , " Let 's kill him for all the bad things he said about the Lord 's chosen king . " David said , " What should I do with you , sons of Zeruiah ? Are you trying to cause me trouble ? No one will be put to death in Israel GPE today ! Today I know that I am king over Israel . " Then the king said to Shimei , " You will not die . " The king made a promise to Shimei that he himself would not kill Shimei .
Saul 's grandson , Mephibosheth , came down to meet King David . Mephibosheth had not cared for his feet , trimmed his mustache , or washed his clothes since the day DATE the king left Jerusalem . When he met the king at Jerusalem , the king said , " Mephibosheth , why did n't you go with me when I ran away from Jerusalem GPE ? " Mephibosheth answered , " My lord and king , my servant tricked me . I am crippled so I said to my servant , Ziba , ' Go saddle a donkey for me so that I can go with the king . ' But my servant tricked me and said bad things about me . My lord and king , you are like an angel from God . Do whatever you think is right . You could have killed all my grandfather 's family , but you did not do that . Instead , you included me among the people who eat at your own table .
So I do n't have a right to complain to the king about anything . " The king said to Mephibosheth , " Do n't say anything more about your problems . This is what I have decided : You and Ziba will divide the land . " Mephibosheth said to the king , " My lord and king , it is enough that you have come home in peace . Let Ziba have the land . " Barzillai of Gilead came down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan River with King David and send him on his way home . Barzillai was a very old man , 80 years old DATE . He had given the king food and other things when David was staying at Mahanaim . Barzillai could do this because he was a very rich man . David said to Barzillai , " Come across the river with me .
I will take care of you if you will live in Jerusalem with me . " But Barzillai said to the king , " Do you know how old I am ? Do you think I can go with you to Jerusalem ? I am 80 years old ! I am too old to tell what is bad or good . I can not taste what I eat or drink or hear the voices of men and women singers . Why should you want to be bothered with me ? I do n't need any of the things that you want to give me . I will cross the Jordan River with you . Then please let me go back so that I can die in my own town and be buried in the grave of my father and mother .
But here is Kimham PERSON ; take him back with you as a servant , my lord and king . Do whatever you want with him . " The king answered , " Kimham PERSON will go back with me . I will be kind to him for you . I will do anything for you . " The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him . Barzillai went back home , and the king and all the people went across the river . The king crossed the Jordan River to Gilgal . Kimham PERSON went with him . All the people of Judah and half the people of Israel led David across the river .
All the Israelites came to the king and said to him , " Why did our brothers , the people of Judah , steal you away ? Why did they bring you and your family back across the Jordan River with your men ? " All the people of Judah answered the Israelites , " We did it because the king is our close relative . Why are you angry with us about this ? We have not eaten food at the king 's expense . The king did not give us any gifts . " The Israelites answered , " We have ten CARDINAL shares in David , so we have more right to David than you do . Why did you ignore us ? We were the first ORDINAL ones to talk about bringing our king back . " But the people of Judah replied with words that were even louder and angrier than those of the Israelites .
Kish was an important man from the tribe of Benjamin . He was the son of Abiel . Abiel was the son of Zeror . Zeror was the son of Becorath . Becorath was the son of Aphiah , a man from Benjamin . Kish had a son named Saul , who was a handsome young man . There was no one more handsome than Saul . He stood a head taller than any other man in Israel GPE . One day , Kish NORP 's donkeys got lost .
So he said to his son Saul , " Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys . " Saul went to look for the donkeys . He walked through the hills of Ephraim and through the area around Shalisha . But Saul and the servant could not find Kish 's donkeys . So they went to the area around Shaalim ORG , but the donkeys were not there either . Then Saul traveled through the land of Benjamin , but he and the servant still could not find the donkeys . Finally , Saul and the servant came to the town named Zuph . Saul said to his servant , " Let 's go back . My father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us . " But the servant answered , " A man of God is in this town .
People respect him . Everything he says comes true , so let 's go into town . Maybe the man of God will tell us where we should go next . " Saul said to his servant , " Sure , we can go into town , but what can we give to him ? We have no gift to give the man of God . Even the food in our bags is gone . What can we give him ? " Again the servant answered Saul . " Look , I have a little bit of money . Let 's give it to the man of God .
Then he will tell us where we should go . " Saul said to his servant , " That is a good idea . Let 's go . " So they went to the town where the man of God was . Saul and the servant were walking up the hill toward town when they met some young women on the road . The young women were coming out to get water . Saul and the servant asked the young women , " Is the seer here ? " -LRB- In the past , people in Israel GPE called a prophet a " seer . " So if they wanted to ask something from God , they would say , " Let 's go to the seer . " -RRB- The young women answered , " Yes , the seer is here .
He is just up the road . He came to town today DATE . Some people are meeting together today DATE to share in a fellowship offering at the place for worship . So go into town and you will find him . If you hurry , you can catch him before he goes up to eat at the place for worship . The seer blesses the sacrifice , so the people wo n't begin eating until he gets there . If you hurry , you can find him . " Saul and the servant started walking up the hill to town . Just as they came into town , they saw Samuel coming out of town , walking toward them . He was on his way to the place for worship .
The day before , the Lord had told Samuel , " At this time tomorrow I will send a man to you . He will be from the tribe of Benjamin . You must anoint him and make him the new leader over my people Israel . This man will save my people from the Philistines . I have seen my people suffering , and I have heard their cries for help . " When Samuel saw Saul , the Lord said to Samuel , " This is the man I told you about . He will rule my people . " Saul went up to a man near the gate to ask directions . This man just happened to be Samuel . Saul said , " Excuse me .
Could you tell me where the seer 's house is ? " Samuel answered , " I am the seer . Go on up ahead of me to the place for worship . You and your servant will eat with me today . I will let you go home tomorrow morning . I will answer all your questions . And do n't worry about the donkeys that you lost three days ago . They have been found . Now , there is something that everyone in Israel GPE is looking for and that something is you and your family . " Saul answered , " But I am a member of the tribe of Benjamin .
It is the smallest tribe in Israel GPE . And my family is the smallest in the tribe of Benjamin . Why do you say Israel GPE wants me ? " Then Samuel took Saul and his servant to the eating area . About 30 CARDINAL people had been invited to eat together and share the sacrifice . Samuel gave Saul and his servant the most important place at the table . Samuel said to the cook , " Bring the meat I gave you . It is the share I told you to save . " The cook brought out the thigh and put it on the table in front of Saul . Samuel said , " Eat the meat that was put in front of you .
It was saved for you for this special time when I called the people together . " So Saul ate with Samuel that day . After they finished eating , they came down from the place for worship and went back to town . Samuel made a bed for Saul on the roof , and Saul went to sleep . Early the next morning , Samuel shouted to Saul on the roof and said , " Get up . I will send you on your way . " Saul got up and went out of the house with Samuel . Saul , his servant , and Samuel were walking together near the edge of town . Samuel said to Saul , " Tell your servant to go on ahead of us . I have a message for you from God . "
So the servant walked ahead of them . Meanwhile , the Philistines had gathered all of their army camps at Aphek . The Israelites were camped by the spring near Jezreel DATE . The Philistine rulers were marching in divisions of 100 CARDINAL and 1000 men . David and his men were at the back with Achish . The Philistine captains asked , " What are these Hebrews doing here ? " Achish told the Philistine captains , " This is David . He was one of Saul 's officers , but he has been with me for a long time . I found nothing wrong in David since the time he left Saul and came to me . "
But the Philistine captains were angry with Achish . They said , " Send him back . Let him go back to the city you gave him , but he ca n't go into battle with us . As long as he is here , we have an enemy in our own camp . He would make his king happy by killing our men . Is n't David the one the Israelites sing about ? They dance and sing this song : ' Saul has killed thousands CARDINAL of enemies , but David has killed tens of thousands CARDINAL . ' " So Achish called David and said , " As surely as the Lord lives , you are loyal to me . I would be pleased to have you serve in my army . I have n't found anything wrong with you since the day you came to me .
The Philistine rulers also think you are a good man . Go back in peace . Do n't do anything against the Philistine rulers . " David asked , " What have I done wrong ? Have you found anything wrong with me since the day I came to you ? So why wo n't you let me go to fight the enemies of my lord the king ? " Achish answered , " I believe that you are a good man . You are like an angel from God . But the Philistine captains still say , ' David ca n't go with us into battle . ' Early in the morning , you and your men should go back to the city I gave you .
Do n't pay attention to the bad things the captains say about you . You are a good man , but you must leave as soon as there is enough light in the morning . " So David and his men got up early in the morning and went back to the country of the Philistines , and the Philistines went up to Jezreel . Saul told his son Jonathan and his officers to kill David . But Jonathan liked David very much , so he warned him . " Be careful ! Saul is looking for a chance to kill you . In the morning go into the field and hide . I will go out into the field with my father .
We will stand in the field where you are hiding . I will talk to my father about you , and I will tell you what I learn . " Jonathan talked to his father Saul . Jonathan said good things about David . He said , " You are the king . David is your servant . David has n't done anything wrong to you , so do n't do anything wrong to him . He has always been good to you . He risked his life when he killed the Philistine . The Lord won a great victory for all Israel GPE .
You saw it , and you were happy . Why do you want to hurt David ? He 's innocent . There is no reason to kill him . " Saul listened to Jonathan and made a promise . He said , " As surely as the Lord lives , David wo n't be put to death . " So Jonathan called David and told him everything that was said . Then Jonathan brought David to Saul , and David was with Saul as before . Once again there was war with the Philistines , and David went out to fight . He defeated them badly , and they ran away .
Later , in Saul 's house , David was playing the harp . Saul was there with his spear in his hand . Then an evil spirit from the Lord came on Saul . Saul threw his spear at David and tried to pin him to the wall . David jumped out of the way , so the spear missed him and stuck in the wall . That night , David ran away . Saul sent men to watch David 's house . They stayed there all night . They were waiting to kill David in the morning , but David 's wife Michal warned him . She said , " You must run away tonight TIME and save your life .
If you do n't , you will be killed tomorrow DATE . " Then Michal let David down out of a window , and he escaped and ran away . Michal took the household god , put clothes on it , and put goats ' hair on its head . Then she put the statue in the bed . Saul sent messengers to take David prisoner . But Michal said , " David is sick . " The men went and told Saul , but he sent the messengers back to see David . Saul told these men , " Bring David to me . Bring him lying on his bed if you must , even if it kills him . " The messengers went to David 's house .
They went inside to get him , but they saw it was only a statue and that its hair was only goat 's hair . Saul said to Michal , " Why did you trick me like this ? You let my enemy escape , and now he is gone . " Michal answered Saul , " David told me he would kill me if I did n't help him escape . " David escaped and ran away to Samuel at Ramah . He told Samuel everything that Saul had done to him . Then David and Samuel went to the camps where the prophets stayed . David stayed there . Saul heard that David was there in the camps near Ramah . So he sent some men to arrest David .
But when they came to the camps , there was a group of prophets prophesying . Samuel was standing there leading the group . The Spirit of God came on Saul 's messengers and they began prophesying . Saul heard about this , so he sent other messengers , but they also began prophesying . So Saul sent messengers a third ORDINAL time , and they also began prophesying . Finally , Saul himself went to Ramah . Saul came to the big well by the threshing floor at Secu . He asked , " Where are Samuel and David ? " The people answered , " In the camps near Ramah . " So Saul went out to the camps near Ramah .
The Spirit of God came on Saul , and he also began prophesying . He prophesied all the way to the camps at Ramah . Saul even took off his clothes . He lay there naked all day and through the night . So even Saul prophesied there in front of Samuel . That is why people say , " Is Saul also one of the prophets ? " When King Hezekiah heard this , he tore his clothes to show he was upset . Then he put on sackcloth and went to the Lord 's Temple . Hezekiah sent Eliakim the palace manager , Shebna the royal secretary , and the elders of the priests to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz .
They wore the special clothes that showed they were sad and upset . They said to Isaiah , " King Hezekiah has commanded that today DATE will be a special day for sorrow and sadness . It will be a very sad day , like the time a child should be born , but is not strong enough to come from its mother 's womb . The commander 's master , the king of Assyria , has sent him to say bad things about the living God . Maybe the Lord your God will hear all those things . Maybe he will prove the enemy is wrong ! So pray for the people who are still left alive . " King Hezekiah 's officers went to Isaiah . Isaiah said to them , " Give this message to your master , Hezekiah : The Lord says , ' Do n't be afraid of what you heard from the commanders . Do n't believe what those " boys " from the king of Assyria said to make fun of me .
Look , I will send a spirit against the king of Assyria . He will get a report warning him about a danger , so he will return to his own country . And I will cut him down with a sword in his own country . ' " The commander heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish . He found him at Libnah , fighting against that city . Then the king of Assyria heard a report that said , " Tirhakah , the king of Ethiopia , has come to fight against you . " So the king of Assyria sent messengers to Hezekiah again . He told them , " Tell King Hezekiah of Judah these things : ' Do n't be fooled by the god you trust when he says Jerusalem GPE will not be defeated by the king of Assyria . You have heard what the kings of Assyria did to all the other countries . We completely destroyed them !
Will you be saved ? No ! Did the gods of those nations save their people ? No , my ancestors destroyed them all . They destroyed Gozan , Haran , Rezeph , and the people of Eden living in Tel Assar GPE . Where is the king of Hamath ? The king of Arpad ? The king of the city of Sepharvaim ? The kings of Hena and Ivvah ? ' " Hezekiah received the letters from the messengers and read them .
Then he went up to the Lord 's Temple and laid the letters out in front of the Lord . Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said , " Lord , God of Israel , you sit as King above the Cherub angels . You alone are the God who rules all the kingdoms on earth . You made heaven and earth . Lord , please listen to me . Lord , open your eyes and look at this message . Hear the words that Sennacherib sent to insult the living God . It is true , Lord . The kings of Assyria did destroy all those nations . They did throw the gods of those nations into the fire .
But they were not real gods . They were only wood and stone -- statues that people made . That is why the kings of Assyria could destroy them . But you are the Lord our God , so please save us from the king of Assyria . Then all the other nations will know that you , Lord , are the only God . " Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah . Isaiah said , " The Lord , the God of Israel , says this : You prayed to me about the message that came from King Sennacherib of Assyria . I have heard you . " This is the Lord 's message against Sennacherib : ' The virgin daughter Zion does not think you are important . She makes fun of you .
Daughter Jerusalem PERSON shakes her head at you and laughs behind your back . But who did you insult and make fun of ? Who did you speak against ? You were against the Holy One of Israel . You acted like you were better than he was ! You sent your messengers to insult the Lord . You said , " I came with my many chariots to the high mountains deep inside Lebanon GPE . I cut down the tallest cedar trees and the best fir trees of Lebanon GPE . I went to its highest mountains , its thickest forests . I dug wells , and drank water from new places .
I dried up the rivers of Egypt GPE and walked on the land there . " That is what you said , but have n't you heard what I said ? I planned it long ago ; from ancient times I planned it . And now I have made it happen . I let you tear down the strong cities and change them into piles of rocks . The people in the cities had no power . They were afraid and confused . They were about to be cut down like grass and plants in the field . They were like grass growing on the housetops , dying before it grows tall . I know all about your battles ; I know when you rested , when you went out to war , and when you came home .
I also know when you got upset at me . Yes , you were upset at me . I heard your proud insults . So I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth . Then I will turn you around and lead you back the way you came . ' " Then the Lord said , " I will give you a sign to show that these words are true . You were not able to plant seeds this year DATE , so next year DATE you will eat grain that grows wild from the previous year 's DATE crop . But in the third year DATE , you will eat grain from seeds that you planted . You will harvest your crops and have plenty to eat . You will plant grapevines and eat their fruit .
You will plant vineyards and eat the grapes from them . The people from the family of Judah who have escaped and are left alive will be like plants that send their roots deep into the ground and produce fruit above the ground . That is because a few people will come out of Jerusalem alive . There will be survivors coming from Mount Zion . The strong love of the Lord God will do this . " So the Lord says this about the king of Assyria : ' He will not come into this city or shoot an arrow at this city . He will not bring his shields up against this city or build up a hill of dirt to attack its walls . He will go back the way he came , and he will not come into this city . The Lord says this . I will protect this city and save it .
I will do this for myself and for my servant David . ' " That night the angel of the Lord went out and killed 185,000 CARDINAL people in the Assyrian NORP camp . When the others got up in the morning , they saw all the dead bodies . So King Sennacherib PERSON of Assyria left and went back to Nineveh where he stayed . One day Sennacherib was in the temple of his god Nisroch , worshiping him . His sons Adrammelech and Sharezer killed him with a sword and ran away to Ararat GPE . So his son Esarhaddon became the new king of Assyria . Elisha the prophet called one CARDINAL of the men from the group of prophets and said to him , " Get ready and take this small bottle of oil in your hand . Go to Ramoth Gilead .
When you arrive , find Jehu son of Jehoshaphat , the son of Nimshi . Then go in and make him get up from among his brothers . Take him to an inner room . Take the small bottle of oil and pour the oil on Jehu 's head . Say , ' This is what the Lord says : I have anointed you to be the new king over Israel . ' Then open the door and run away . Do n't wait ! " So this young man , the prophet , went to Ramoth Gilead . When the young man arrived , he saw the captains of the army sitting . He said , " Captain , I have a message for you . "
Jehu asked , " Which one CARDINAL of us is the message for ? " The young man said , " For you , sir . " Jehu got up and went into the house . Then the young prophet poured the oil on Jehu 's head and said to him , " The Lord , the God of Israel , says , ' I am anointing you to be the new king over the Lord 's people , Israel GPE . You must destroy the family of Ahab your king . In this way I will punish Jezebel for the deaths of my servants , the prophets , and the deaths of all the Lord 's servants who were murdered . So all Ahab 's family will die . I will not let any male child in Ahab 's family live . It does n't matter if that male child is a slave or a free person in Israel GPE . I will make Ahab 's family like the family of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like the family of Baasha son of Ahijah .
The dogs will eat Jezebel in the area of Jezreel , and she will not be buried . ' " Then the young prophet opened the door and ran away . Jehu went back to his king 's officers . One CARDINAL of the officers said to Jehu , " Is everything all right ? Why did this crazy man come to you ? " Jehu answered the servants , " You know the man and the crazy things he says . " The officers said , " No , tell us the truth . What did he say ? " Jehu told the officers what the young prophet said . Jehu said , " He said a few things and then he said , ' This is what the Lord says : I have anointed you to be the new king over Israel . ' "
Then each officer quickly took his robe off and put it on the steps in front of Jehu . Then they blew the trumpet and made the announcement , " Jehu is king ! " So Jehu son of Jehoshaphat , son of Nimshi , made plans against Joram . At that time Joram and the Israelites had been trying to defend Ramoth Gilead from King Hazael of Aram . King Joram had fought against King Hazael of Aram . But the Arameans wounded King Joram , and he went to Jezreel to get well from those injuries . So Jehu told the officers , " If you agree that I am the new king , do n't let anyone escape from the city to tell the news in Jezreel . " Joram was resting in Jezreel , so Jehu got in his chariot and drove to Jezreel . King Ahaziah of Judah had also come to Jezreel to see Joram . A guard was standing on the tower in Jezreel .
He saw Jehu 's large group coming . He said , " I see a large group of people ! " Joram said , " Send someone on a horse to meet them . Tell this messenger to ask if they come in peace . " So the messenger rode on a horse to meet Jehu . The messenger said , " King Joram says , ' Do you come in peace ? ' " Jehu said , " You have nothing to do with peace . Come and follow me . " The guard told Joram , " The messenger went to the group , but he has not come back yet . " Then Joram sent out a second ORDINAL messenger on a horse .
This man came to Jehu 's group and said , " King Joram says , ' Peace . ' " Jehu answered , " You have nothing to do with peace . Come and follow me . " The guard told Joram , " The second ORDINAL messenger went to the group , but he has not come back yet . There is a man driving his chariot like a mad man . He is driving like Jehu son of Nimshi . " Joram said , " Get me my chariot ! " So the servant got Joram 's chariot . Both King Joram of Israel and King Ahaziah of Judah got their chariots and drove out to meet Jehu . They met him at the property of Naboth from Jezreel .
Joram saw Jehu and asked , " Do you come in peace , Jehu ? " Jehu answered , " There is no peace as long as your mother Jezebel does many acts of prostitution and witchcraft . " Joram turned the horses to run away . He said to Ahaziah , " It is a trick , Ahaziah ! " But Jehu grabbed his bow and shot Joram in the middle of his back , through the heart . Joram fell dead in his chariot . Jehu said to his chariot driver Bidkar PERSON , " Take Joram 's body up and throw it into the field of Naboth from Jezreel . Remember when you and I rode together with Joram 's father Ahab , the Lord said this would happen to him . The Lord said , ' Yesterday DATE I saw the blood of Naboth and his sons . So I will punish Ahab in this field . '
The Lord said that . So take Joram 's body and throw it into the field , just as he said . " King Ahaziah of Judah saw this and ran away . He tried to escape through the garden house , but Jehu followed him . Jehu had said , " Shoot Ahaziah too ! " Ahaziah was wounded when he was in his chariot on the road to Gur near Ibleam . He got as far as Megiddo , but he died there . Ahaziah 's servants carried his body in the chariot to Jerusalem . They buried him in his tomb with his ancestors in the City of David . Ahaziah had become king over Judah during Joram 's eleventh year as king of Israel .
When Jehu came to Jezreel , Jezebel heard the news . She put her makeup on and fixed her hair . Then she stood by the window and looked out . Jehu entered the city . Jezebel said , " Hello , you Zimri . You killed your master just as he did . " Jehu looked up at the window and said , " Who is on my side ? Who ? " Two CARDINAL or three CARDINAL eunuchs looked out at Jehu . Jehu said , " Throw Jezebel down ! "
Then the eunuchs threw her down . Some of her blood splashed on the wall and on the horses that trampled her body . Jehu went into the house and ate and drank . Then he said , " Now see about this cursed woman . Bury her , because she is a king 's daughter . " The men went to bury Jezebel , but they could not find her body . They could only find her skull , her feet , and the palms of her hands . When the men came back and told Jehu , he said , " The Lord told his servant Elijah the Tishbite to give this message : ' Dogs will eat the body of Jezebel in the area of Jezreel . Her body will be like dung on the field in the area of Jezreel . No one will be able to recognize her body ! ' "
Thank you very much , Tony PERSON . Palestinian NORP leader Yasser Arafat PERSON is expected to return to the White House late Tuesday DATE for more talks with President Clinton PERSON . Mr. Arafat PERSON made no comment after Tuesday DATE 's first ORDINAL round of White House ORG talks moving quickly past journalists to a waiting limousine . A White House ORG spokesman said the talks are aimed at establishing the parameters for resuming Israeli NORP - Palestinian negotiations . Palestinians NORP have demanded clarification of US GPE proposals for achieving a final peace accord . Egypt GPE 's President Hosni Mubarak PERSON has called on Israeli NORP leaders to stop talking about war and to make peace with the Palestinians NORP and Syria GPE . In an interview with Israeli NORP Television Monday DATE Mr. Mubarak PERSON said Israel GPE knows what is necessary for peace , the return of lands captured in the 1967 Middle East LOC war . He also acknowledged the Palestinian NORP refugees ' right of return .
In another interview Palestinian NORP leader Yasser Arafat PERSON said the Israelis NORP and Palestinians NORP had made real progress Red Sea LOC resort of Taba GPE , but Prime Minister Ehud Barak PERSON has suspended contacts with the Palestinians NORP until after the February 6th DATE election . Correspondent Laurie Cassman PERSON has a report . Prime Minister Barak PERSON 's decision not to meet Yasser Arafat PERSON this week DATE comes after the Palestinian NORP leader 's angry speech on Sunday DATE at an economic forum in Switzerland GPE . Mr. Arafat PERSON accused Israel GPE of waging a savage and barbaric war against his people . One day earlier Israeli NORP and Palestinian NORP negotiators had announced that a week DATE of marathon talks have brought them closer than ever to a final agreement . After the angry outburst Mr. Arafat PERSON reaffirmed his commitment to peace and his willingness to meet Mr. Barak PERSON . The meeting was expected later this week DATE in Stockholm GPE , but Mr. Barak PERSON 's security advisor told Israeli Radio ORG Monday DATE such a meeting now is out of the question . He described the Arafat PERSON speech as inflammatory . Mr. Barak PERSON can not risk the controversial meeting ahead of next week 's DATE election . He still trails far behind the hard line Likud Party ORG leader Ariel Sharon PERSON in the opinion polls .
Laurie Cassman PERSON , VOA News ORG , Jerusalem GPE . The head of official Palestinian NORP television has been assassinated . Hooded men gunned down Hisha Mickey PERSON at a hotel in Gaza City GPE . The Palestinian NORP leadership accused the collaborators with Israel GPE for killing Mr. Mickey PERSON . Israel GPE says its security forces were not involved . Mr. Mickey PERSON was in charge of Palestinian NORP television and the Palestinian NORP satellite channel . Reports from China GPE say North Korean NORP President Kim Jong Il PERSON is planning to announce economic reforms for his country . Mr. Kim PERSON visited a center for high technology business in Shanghai GPE on Friday DATE .
The United States GPE has issued a worldwide caution to Americans NORP warning of possible terrorist threats . No threats are specified but the US GPE embassy in Rome GPE was closed Friday DATE for what officials called security reasons . The embassy could reopen as early as Monday DATE . The State Department ORG periodically issues worldwide cautions . One CARDINAL was issued last October DATE following the deadly terrorist bombing of the USS Cole Navy PRODUCT destroyer in Yemen GPE . I am David Coler PERSON , VOA News ORG . Israel GPE and the Palestinians NORP have resumed high level peace talks . The two CARDINAL sides met into the early hours Friday TIME at the crossing between the Gaza Strip GPE and Israel GPE .
Israeli NORP officials say Israel GPE is still hopeful that a framework peace agreement can be reached before the unofficial deadline , the end of President Clinton PERSON 's term in office on January 20th DATE . UN ORG Secretary General Kofi Annan PERSON said Wednesday DATE , it is important to help spread democracy around the world . VOA ORG 's Breck Ardery PERSON reports from the United Nations ORG . In a new report , the Secretary General PERSON says democratization has now taken root as a universal norm and that the United Nations should strengthen its commitment to assisting nations that are moving toward democracy . Commenting on the report , UN ORG Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Danilo Turk PERSON told reporters the principle of national sovereignty does not preclude support for democracy . We are usually not sufficiently clear , we meaning the Secretariat GPE , in explaining that sovereignty and final analysis belongs to the people and sovereignty should be seen in a democratic context . Sovereignty is not simply a quality of statehood , but it has to do with the power of the people and democratic structures which make sovereignty an important human value . Mr. Churk PERSON also has said that a lack of democracy is the root cause of many contemporary armed conflicts . The Secretary General 's report says democracy can develop anywhere and that it is a common misperception that democracy is a Western NORP concept .
The report was issued in advance of a UN ORG - sponsored conference on new and restored democracies that will be held in the African NORP nation of Benin GPE in early December DATE . Breck Ardery PERSON , VOA News ORG , at the United Nations . Israeli NORP helicopter gunships struck Palestinian NORP targets in the West Bank GPE and Gaza Strip GPE , Thursday DATE . Israeli NORP Prime Minister Ehud Barak PERSON said the attacks were in retaliation for the killing of Israeli NORP soldiers . This morning TIME , the entire world was the witness of a cold - blooded brutal lynch of two CARDINAL or three CARDINAL Israelis NORP within a Palestinian NORP police station in Ramallah GPE in the Palestinian NORP - controlled territories . Late Thursday DATE , Mr. Barak PERSON invited Likud ORG opposition leader Ariel Sharon PERSON to join him in a government of national emergency . It was a visit by Mr. Sharon PERSON to a Jerusalem GPE religious holy site that sparked the violence that began last month DATE between Israelis NORP and Palestinian NORP protesters . UN ORG Secretary General Kofi Annan PERSON who is leading mediation efforts in the Middle East LOC urged Palestinians NORP and Israelis NORP , Thursday DATE to show restraint . Both Jordan PERSON 's King Abdullah PERSON and Syria GPE 's President Bashar al - Assad PERSON charged Israel GPE with insulting Arabs NORP and Muslims NORP by violating their rights at holy sites .
The United States GPE and the European Union ORG will start lifting economic sanctions against Yugoslavia GPE today DATE . Among the sanctions imposed against the regime of former President Slobodan Milosevic PERSON during the fight over Kosovo GPE are an oil embargo and a ban on commercial air traffic . French NORP Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine PERSON said Sunday DATE that relieving the pressure on Belgrade GPE 's devastated economy is the first ORDINAL step towards supporting the new President Vojislav Kostunica PERSON and reintegrating Yugoslavia GPE into a democratic Europe LOC . Russian NORP and Norwegian NORP divers searched the fourth ORDINAL compartment of the wrecked submarine Kursk PRODUCT , Sunday DATE , but they found too much damage to proceed with the task of recovering bodies . A spokesman for Russia GPE 's Northern Fleet ORG says the divers were only able to venture about one meter into the compartment because of poor visibility . The Voice of America ORG presents differing points of view on a wide variety of issues . Next , an editorial expressing the policies of the United States GPE government .
This month 's DATE visit of Bangladesh ORG Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina PERSON to Washington GPE is further evidence of the strengthening ties between the United States GPE and Bangladesh GPE . It follows a visit last March DATE by President Bill Clinton PERSON to Dhaka PERSON , the Bangladesh capital . That was the first ORDINAL time a US GPE President had visited Bangladesh . The US GPE is Bangladesh ORG 's largest trading partner and foreign investor . US GPE investment in Bangladesh GPE has increased over the past four years DATE from 20 million dollars MONEY to around 800 million dollars MONEY . Prime Minister Hasina PERSON and President Clinton PERSON expressed the hope that this trend will continue . It will depend on the implementation of investor - friendly policies . Both the US GPE government and American NORP businesses , welcomed the willingness of Bangladesh to embrace innovative approaches towards sustainable economic growth . Among other things , the US GPE has worked with Bangladesh to establish the Tropical Forest Conservation Fund ORG , the first ORDINAL of its kind in the world . The Fund will make it possible for Bangladesh to redirect some debt repayment money to projects and at preserving unique eco-systems and protecting the environment .
The Bangladesh government also deserves credit for making significant progress toward eliminating child labor in the garment industry . The US GPE is committed to working with Bangladesh on this and other core labor standards including freedom of association and collective bargaining . In addition to growing economic ties , the US GPE and Bangladesh share a commitment to democracy at home and to meeting responsibilities abroad . Bangladesh is one CARDINAL of the largest contributors to international peacekeeping operations . Its personnel have served with US GPE forces in Somalia GPE , Haiti GPE , Bosnia GPE , and Kosovo GPE . Bangladesh is also the first ORDINAL South Asian NORP nation to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty . President Clinton PERSON and Prime Minister Hasina PERSON agreed that it is essential for the US GPE and Bangladesh GPE to coordinate positions on major issues , that come before the United Nations and other international bodies . As President Clinton PERSON has said , the US GPE and Bangladesh grow closer every day , through expanding trade , through the internet revolution and through a shared interest in building a world more peaceful , more tolerant , more prosperous and more free . President Clinton PERSON has told a memorial service for the victims of the deadly bomb attack on the USS Cole that justice will prevail .
Mr. Clinton PERSON promised the gathering at the Norfolk Naval FAC station Wednesday DATE that those who carried out the deadly attack that killed 17 CARDINAL sailors will be found . To those who attacked them , we say you will not find a safe harbor , we will find you and justice will prevail . Meanwhile , in Yemen GPE President Ali Abdul Salay PERSON said important evidence had been uncovered in the investigation . President Salay PERSON was quoted as saying two CARDINAL people responsible for the blast were killed in a suicide mission and that the attack had been planned for a long time . His comments were not immediately confirmed by US GPE officials who are leading the investigation with Yemen GPE 's help . The US Navy destroyer damaged apparently by a terrorist bomb while refueling at the Red Sea LOC port , Aden GPE has begun its journey back to the States GPE for repair . As Dave Gavlak PERSON reports , the US Cole PRODUCT was towed out of the Aden Harbor GPE to a waiting Norwegian NORP transport ship , that will actually carry the damaged destroyer home . The American NORP national anthem played as four CARDINAL tug boats pulled the USS Cole slowly out of Yemen GPE 's southern port of Aden GPE . The Cole PRODUCT was badly damaged two weeks ago DATE in an apparent suicide bombing that killed 17 CARDINAL US GPE sailors .
Security was tight as the ship was towed out . American NORP and Yemeni NORP patrol boats mounted with machine guns escorted the Cole PRODUCT out to open waters while American NORP helicopters flew overhead . Some Yemenis NORP expressed relief to see the ship leave . Many locals said they feared the bombing of the ship would serve as an excuse for continued US GPE military presence in the Gulf LOC country . Diplomats and analysts have commented that a joint investigation into the attack may in fact strengthen ties between the world super power and the poor , but strategic Arab NORP state . US GPE and Yemeni NORP officials say they believe Islamic NORP militants may have carried out the bombing . So far two little known Islamic NORP groups have claimed responsibility for the attack . Yemeni NORP authorities claimed they have detained over 70 CARDINAL people for questioning . These include some Afghan NORP - Arab NORP volunteers who came to Yemen GPE after fighting against Soviet NORP forces in Afghanistan GPE in the 1980s DATE . Dave Gavlak PERSON for VOA News ORG , Cairo GPE .
A note scribbled by an officer on the Russian NORP nuclear submarine Kursk PRODUCT has revealed that at least 23 CARDINAL of its 118 CARDINAL crewmembers survived the explosions which sank the vessel . The note was found in the pocket of Lieutenant Dimitri Kolesnikov PERSON whose body was one CARDINAL of the first ORDINAL to be recovered the explosions that shattered the submarine . Most of the Kursk PRODUCT 's crew apparently died instantly in the explosions that tore open the Kursk PRODUCT 's first ORDINAL six CARDINAL compartments or within minutes TIME as water roared into the submarine . Lieutenant Kolesnikov PERSON 's note indicates some crewmembers survived for several hours . President Clinton PERSON arrived in Brunei GPE Tuesday DATE , getting a red carpet welcome from officials of the tiny Islamic NORP sultanate . He is scheduled to deliver the keynote address today DATE at the Pacific Rim Conference LOC . The Pacific Rim LOC leaders will discuss an array of economic issues Wednesday DATE and Thursday DATE , including high oil prices and the boom in electronic commerce .
Welcome to another hour of news and information here on the Voice of America ORG . I 'm Victor Moralis PERSON along with David Chadwick PERSON on VOA News Now ORG . India GPE has signed a series of deals with Russia GPE to acquire an aircraft carrier , fighter jets and tanks . The deals were signed as Russian NORP President Vladimir Putin PERSON concluded his talks with Indian NORP leaders in New Delhi GPE . The two CARDINAL countries also signed a strategic partnership agreement , obligating both countries to avoid joining political or military alliances against each other . They also agreed to form a joint working group for mutual concerns on terrorism . News Now 's Susan Yakie PERSON spoke with our New Delhi GPE correspondent Jim Teeple PERSON about the Russian NORP leader 's visit and his comments about the situation in the disputed Kashmir LOC region . He said exactly what the Indians NORP wanted to hear , which is that the dispute over Kashmir LOC between India GPE and Pakistan GPE should be solved bilaterally and that there should be no outside interference , as he put it in this question . Now this is something the Indians NORP have been saying all along . Of course , Pakistan GPE wants international attention focussed on Kashmir LOC , and Mr. Putin PERSON also said that he supports India GPE 's tough approach to the external violence in Kashmir GPE as he described it .
This is another thing that the Indians NORP were glad to hear him say , and he also said that both India GPE and Russia GPE suffer from the same sort of terrorism , as he put it , referring of course to the separatist militancies in Chechnya GPE and Russia GPE and in Jammu GPE and Kashmir LOC . So on balance I do n't think that the Indians NORP heard anything from Mr. Putin PERSON that they did not want to hear . What sort of hold does Russia GPE have on India GPE and Pakistan GPE ? Russia GPE has very little influence with Pakistan GPE , but of course Russia GPE supplies India GPE with 70 % PERCENT of its military hardware and that was of course the second ORDINAL pillar here of Mr. Putin PERSON 's visit , which was to finalize some very substantial arms deals . In fact , we 're hearing that those deals have now been finalized , that Russia GPE will sell India 300 ORG tanks , T - 90 tanks , very advanced tanks , that Russia GPE will also sell to India GPE some Sukoi - 30 bombers , fighter - bombers . They are going to allow India GPE to assemble about 140 CARDINAL of these bombers here in India GPE , and they are also going to finalize a deal whereby India GPE will acquire the Admiral Gorshkov PERSON . That 's an old Russian NORP aircraft carrier that India GPE has wanted to get for some time because India GPE only has one CARDINAL other aircraft carrier , and this carrier in particular would allow the Indian Navy ORG to extend its strategic strength much farther than it currently can now . So indeed Russia GPE does have quite a bit of influence here . These ties have gone way back , nearly 40 years DATE , and they were strengthened considerably by this visit . In fact both countries have now agreed to combat what they call terrorism with joint groups .
They have also set up a joint working group on Afghanistan GPE , which is of course a cause of concern for both countries . Mr. Putin PERSON 's visit is the first ORDINAL by a Russian NORP leader in seven years DATE . Why does the trip come now ? Well , his trip has actually been delayed for a couple of years DATE . Russian NORP President was supposed to visit India GPE as early as 97 - 1998 , but of course Boris Yeltsin 's PERSON health problems got in the way of that , and then of course , Mr. Yeltsin PERSON 's abrupt resignation last year DATE another visit and then the subsequent election campaign and inauguration of Vladimir Putin PERSON took some time , so it 's been put off for a couple of years DATE . But there have also been a lot of delays in other areas . These arms agreements that we were just speaking about have taken quite some time to finalize . How does this visit by Mr. Putin PERSON compare to President Clinton PERSON 's visit earlier this year DATE ? That 's an interesting question because Vladimir Putin PERSON on Wednesday DATE addressed the Indian Parliament ORG just as Bill Clinton PERSON had done six months ago DATE , and I think it 's safe to say that Mr. Putin PERSON actually probably accomplished more than Mr. Clinton PERSON did in the hard concrete terms of arms sales and that sort of thing , but it was Mr. Clinton PERSON that stole the Indian NORP lawmakers ' hearts . Of course you will recall when he spoke to the parliament there was an ecstatic welcome for him .
The Indian NORP lawmakers were sort of clambering over each other to shake his hand as he left the parliament building . There was none of that for Mr. Putin PERSON , but he did receive a very warm welcome , although most ordinary Indians NORP who were actually rather captivated by Mr. Clinton PERSON 's visit did not really pay much attention to Mr. Putin PERSON 's visit . In fact his visit has somewhat been ignored and in fact the main news story here in India GPE has been sort of a local controversy over the roll - back of fuel prices rather than Mr. Putin PERSON 's visit , but he did do what he had to do and he certainly strengthened ties in a strategic sense between Russia GPE and India GPE . That 's VOA ORG correspondent Jim Teeple PERSON . In a joint statement Wednesday DATE , India GPE and Russia GPE called for further measures against Afghanistan GPE 's dominant Taliban ORG faction . The statement accuses the Taliban ORG of supporting international terrorism . In the Gaza Strip GPE , Wednesday DATE , Israeli NORP soldiers fired on armed Palestinians NORP trying to cut through a border fence . The Army ORG says it may have killed two CARDINAL of them . ISRAELI radio said four CARDINAL Palestinians NORP were killed , but Palestinian NORP security officials deny there were any casualties and they say no such incident took place .
US Energy ORG Secretary Bill Richardson PERSON has extended an emergency order to keep electricity flowing to California GPE . The measure will require western suppliers to sell power to the state for at least another week DATE . As we hear from Michael Sullivan PERSON , the official also proposed an energy price cap for the West LOC , but the suggestion had a mixed response from western governors . The extension of the federal order will require power suppliers in the West LOC to keep sending their surplus electricity to California GPE . Electrical resources in the West Coast LOC state are stretched to their limit with a looming threat of rolling blackouts . California GPE 's utility companies are not able to generate all the power their customers need , so they have turned to outside suppliers and in the face of rising prices the state 's two CARDINAL largest utility firms have sunk more than eight billion dollars CARDINAL in debt . Suppliers outside California GPE had threatened to cut off the power , afraid that the cash - strapped utilities were not able to pay for it . The emergency order last week DATE and the extension announced in Denver GPE at a meeting of western governors will keep electricity flowing to California GPE through the middle of next week . The crisis began three years ago DATE when California GPE imposed a price freeze on its private utility firms to protect consumers while the state deregulates its energy sector , but the lifting of market controls led to wild price fluctuations on the wholesale market .
This was made worse by several factors . No new generating stations have been built in the state in recent years DATE and some existing generators are offline for repairs . At the same time California GPE has been growing . Energy ORG Secretary Bill Richardson PERSON says it is a case of demand outpacing supplies . I know in California GPE alone in the last year DATE electricity demand has increased 13 % PERCENT . California GPE 's wholesale electricity prices , which had been capped at 250 dollars MONEY per megawatt hour in a regulated market , have peaked under deregulation at 1400 dollars per megawatt hour MONEY . With the current price freeze , utilities have been prevented from passing along the increase to consumers . Wednesday DATE , Energy ORG Secretary Bill Richardson PERSON suggested a new price cap for electricity throughout the western states . Oregon GPE 's Governor supports the idea . Some other western leaders are not convinced that a price cap will solve the problem .
Energy suppliers oppose a cap , saying instead they need incentives to build more generating stations . Last week DATE federal regulators imposed a so - called soft cap on California GPE , which requires power firms to justify prices above 150 dollars per megawatt hour MONEY . The measure does not however prevent them from charging above that level . One CARDINAL large utility company , Southern California Edison ORG says it may have to file for bankruptcy unless government officials can offer some relief . The privately owned company is now three CARDINAL and a half billion dollars MONEY in debt . Consumer activists are skeptical . They know the utility recently declared a dividend for its stockholders , but Edison ORG 's Tom Higgins PERSON says the firm can not continue to pay high prices for electricity while keeping prices low for its customers . Our books are an open matter . It 's not hard for anybody to see . They can talk to the banks themselves and see that you know , clearly we do n't have the ability to do this .
We do n't print money in the basement . California GPE 's Governor this week DATE warned that intermittent cutoffs of power around the state may begin as early as next week DATE if nothing more is done to alleviate the crisis . Mike O'Sullivan PERSON , VOA News ORG , Los Angeles GPE . International aid agencies have warned that proposed United Nations ORG sanctions against Afghanistan GPE 's Taliban ORG authorities could paralyze efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to the victims of drought and conflict . The new sanctions proposed by the United States GPE and Russia GPE would impose an arms embargo on the Taliban ORG . Among other things , they would also freeze Taliban ORG assets abroad and restrict foreign travel by Taliban ORG officials . The UN Co-ordinator ORG for Afghanistan GPE said in Geneva GPE , the proposed UN ORG measure could block badly - needed aid shipments . I 'm Connie Lawn PERSON , VOA News ORG .
Two CARDINAL more bombs have exploded near Haiti GPE 's capital killing a 7 - year - old DATE girl and wounding two CARDINAL people in the latest pre-election violence . On Wednesday DATE , seven CARDINAL bombs exploded around Port - au - Prince FAC . No group has claimed responsibility for today DATE 's blasts . The government and opposition are exchanging accusations over who is to blame for a wave of violence ahead of Sunday DATE 's presidential election . I 'm Dave Deforest PERSON , VOA News ORG . Violence between Israelis NORP and Palestinians NORP continued in its third month DATE , though at a slightly reduced level overall . Israeli NORP and Palestinian NORP negotiators met separately at the White House ORG with President Bill Clinton PERSON in hopes of restarting direct negotiations between them for a final settlement . RUSSIAN officials say Cuba GPE has no interest in completing construction of a Soviet NORP era nuclear power plant on the island .
Russian NORP President Vladimir Putin PERSON said Friday DATE , Moscow GPE has no plans to press Havana GPE to finish construction of the Juragua GPE nuclear facility . He made his comments on the last day DATE of his official visit to the Communist NORP ruled island . Construction halted on the Juragua GPE plant in 1992 DATE , following the collapse of the Soviet Union GPE , which provided funding and technology for the project . Friday DATE 's announcement coincided with the permanent closing of the Chernobyl GPE nuclear facility , which was the scene of the world 's worst nuclear accident in 1986 DATE . Israeli NORP soldiers have killed another Palestinian NORP in the West Bank GPE as clashes continue between the two CARDINAL sides . Meanwhile , Israel GPE has confiscated the VIP card of a senior Palestinian NORP official . Colonel Taffiq Terrawi PERSON , a director of Palestinian NORP intelligence , was briefly detained by Israeli NORP soldiers at a West Bank GPE road block , where they confiscated an Israeli NORP permit that grants him free movement in and out of the area . Colombian NORP authorities say the country 's largest Marxist NORP rebel group has shot and killed a leading opposition congressman and five CARDINAL others in a roadside ambush in a rebel held area of southern Colombia GPE .
Police say the gunmen attacked lawmaker Diego Turbai PERSON and his entourage Friday DATE . And if you are in South Asia LOC , perhaps you heard the Radio Canada International ORG test transmissions to your part of the world back on the 8th ORDINAL , 9th ORDINAL , and 10th of November DATE . They were via Radio Netherlands ORG at Flavo GPE , the Netherlands GPE 15:00 - 16:00 UTC ORG on 15360 and 17820 , that according to Andy Senet PERSON , via Glenhouser ORG . RCI ORG tells me that it is not yet decided whether it will start a permanent service to South Asia LOC . Meanwhile , four CARDINAL Palestinian NORP policemen were killed Wednesday DATE during a nine - hour TIME battle with Israeli NORP troops near a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip GPE . Meredith Bewl PERSON reports from Jerusalem GPE . The Israeli NORP military says Palestinian NORP gunmen at the Khan Younus refugee camp in the southern part of the Gaza Strip GPE opened fire on Israeli NORP forces and the soldiers responded . Palestinians NORP say Israeli NORP rocket fire hit a police post and killed at least one CARDINAL Palestinian NORP security officer .
At least three CARDINAL other Palestinian NORP policemen were killed in the fierce clashes , which went on for hours . In the West Bank GPE town of Hebron GPE , Israeli NORP soldiers gunned down a Palestinian NORP member of the militant Hamas ORG group as he was standing outside his shop . Palestinians NORP called the shooting an assassination . The Israeli Army ORG said it was checking the reports . The shooting appeared to be the latest in a series of targeted attacks against anti- Israeli NORP militants . Deputy Defense Minister Irfan Sneh PERSON said this week Israel now DATE has a policy of tracking down Palestinians NORP who attack Israelis NORP . Meredith Bewl PERSON , VOA News Jerusalem ORG . Some overseas news . Barak PERSON , who has been forced to call national elections , offered to recognize a Palestinian NORP state .
There 's one CARDINAL very difficult condition . There could be no discussion for now about who will have what status in Jerusalem GPE . Palestinians NORP do n't like it . In Bethlehem , where Christians believe Jesus was born , Christmas DATE plans have been scaled back because of the violence . Good evening TIME , everyone . We begin tonight TIME with a couple of urgent questions for the government . There 's a man on trial in New York GPE for bombing the American NORP embassy in Kenya GPE two years ago DATE . The FBI ORG says when they questioned him , he told them of another plot to bomb an American NORP ship in Yemen GPE , where the " USS Cole " PRODUCT was ultimately attacked . Question one CARDINAL , did the FBI ORG make it clear what the man had told them ?
Question two CARDINAL , did the Pentagon FAC and the CIA ORG get the message and do nothing about it ? Here 's your national correspondent , John M Wethy PERSON . In the days DATE after the bombing of the American NORP embassy in Nairobi GPE , Mohammed Al - owhali PERSON was arrested by Kenyan NORP authorities and interrogated by the FBI ORG . He told the FBI ORG he participated in the attack under direction of terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden PERSON . ABC News ORG has learned he also provided details of a plan to attack an American NORP warship in Yemen GPE . Al - owhali PERSON said it would be a rocket attack , conducted by a Bin Laden PERSON terrorist cell , and it would come in the next few months DATE . The next morning , August 1998 DATE , the FBI ORG sent out a classified message , under Director Louis Freeh 's PERSON name , warning of a plot to attack a U.S. Navy ORG ship in Yemen GPE . The FBI ORG message went to three CARDINAL Pentagon FAC agencies , and as a result , the visit of one CARDINAL American NORP warship to Yemen GPE was canceled . The warning came as General Anthony Zinni PERSON was finalizing an agreement for refueling ships in the Yemeni NORP port of Aden GPE . It apparently left no lasting impression .
Zinni PERSON testifying after the attack on the " USS Cole " PRODUCT -- Aden GPE never had a specific terrorist threat . All the other ports that have been mentioned here that we should have considered as options have had specific threats . So what happened to the FBI ORG warning ? CIA ORG officials say they never received it . FBI ORG officials say they did copy the CIA ORG . Pentagon ORG officials say they got the warning , but had no idea the source was such a well - connected insider within Bin Laden 's PERSON organization . This raises a fundamental question -- if the message had been more clearly communicated and understood , would American NORP lives have been saved ? John M Wethy PERSON , ABC News ORG , the Pentagon FAC , still looking for answers . The Indonesian NORP billionaire James Riady PERSON has agreed to pay $ 8.5 million MONEY and plead guilty to illegally donating money for Bill Clinton 's PERSON 1992 DATE presidential campaign .
He admits he was trying to influence American NORP policy on China GPE . Tomorrow DATE 's summit meeting will bring Ehud Barak PERSON and Yasser Arafat PERSON to the resort city of Sharm El - GPE eikh . Getting both to attend was not an easy task . The last thing President Clinton PERSON did today DATE before heading to the Mideast LOC is go to church -- appropriate , perhaps , given the enormity of the task he and his national security team face in the days ahead . We do have to try to reduce the violee and take a turn back for a period of calmness so that we can move back to a peace process , but even if the violence subsides , Israelis NORP and Palestinians NORP will still have to deal with an open wound -- a scar so long and so deep from these last two weeks DATE , it may be years before there is a real effort at talking peace again . Both sides have almost stepped back six years DATE in terms of their statements and attitudes , six years DATE or more -- before the Oslo GPE accords , when the Israelis NORP promised land and the Palestinians NORP promised security . Today there is only finger pointing . Arafat PERSON deliberately launched it in order to attract the attention of the world by paying with the blood of his own people . I urge Mr. Barak PERSON to lift the siege of Palestinians NORP , to speak to the Palestinians NORP as its neighbors because they are his neighbors .
The Palestinians NORP clearly face the greatest pressure in this summit , since the Israelis NORP are not the only ones blaming them for the outbreak of violence . I think we all know that Arafat PERSON is in charge of the Palestinian Authority ORG . He has the responsibility for controlling the violence . But it may not be so easy for Arafat PERSON . Today DATE , thousands CARDINAL of Palestinians NORP are calling for continued fighting . Half CARDINAL of the Palestinian NORP population is under the age of 14 CARDINAL and many have been influenced by military factions like Hamas ORG and Hezbollah ORG -- not by Arafat PERSON . When you talk about Arafat PERSON and the people around him , you have to understand how young this population really is -- how volatile , how close to exploding it really is . Almost no one seems optimistic about the future of the Mideast LOC . That 's the heartbreak of this region says one CARDINAL State Department ORG official . Whenever you take a step forward , you are bound to be pushed way back .
Martha Raddatz PERSON , ABC News ORG , the State Department ORG . We are going to take " a closer look " at the great Wind Cave PERSON in South Dakota GPE . No easy matter . We know caving is a popular pasttime for some Americans NORP , a horrifying thought for others , especially anyone prone to claustrophobia . We asked Judy Muller PERSON if she would like to do the story of a fascinating man . She took a deep breath and said , okay . This wild landscape in South Dakota GPE may evoke images of the frontier West LOC , but the real frontier is far beneath . Elevation plus 11 CARDINAL . The real pioneers are men like John Sheltons PERSON who explore underground caves .
The most fascinating is the maze known as Wind Cave . When you find one where no one has been there , you are the first ORDINAL person , the adrenaline is phenomenal . He first came here as a tourist 30 years ago DATE . He offered to map it for the Park Service ORG . I thought would take a week DATE or two CARDINAL . It 's now 30 years DATE down the road . I 'm no closer to completing the agreement . The cave is seemingly endless . 3 miles QUANTITY of the cave have been surveyed , every inch logged by hand , then fed into a computer which plots every nook and cranny . We 're only representing about 5 % PERCENT of the known volume that could possibly be here .
95 % PERCENT of the cave is unmapped ? Yes . The first ORDINAL recorded discovery of the cave was in 1881 DATE . A cowboy hunting in the area heard the sound of rushing wind . He followed it to this narrow opening . The wind was so strong , or so the story goes , that it blew his hat off his head . Since then , many visitors have been drawn into this world of crystals , fossils and calcite formations known as forecast work and popcorn and rarest of all , fox work . Each new discovery means heading down another tight , dark hall . Your stomach is against the floor and your back is against the wall . As we crawled along , we found an item left by earlier explorers .
A 103 - year - old DATE newspaper . The ultimate payoff is when they find a new chamber . The knowledge that our lights are the first ORDINAL to light it up , our footprints were the first ORDINAL , our eyes were first ORDINAL to see it . He calls it addictive . You get withdrawal . I want to find more , something bigger or deeper . He no longer expects to see the end of the cave in his lifetime . That , he says , is just fine with him . Judy Muller PERSON , ABC News ORG , Wind Cave National Park ORG . Some camera team as well .
Back to the Middle East LOC tonight TIME . the truce brokered by President Clinton PERSON between Israelis NORP and Palestinians NORP allegedly is in tatters . Palestinians NORP now talking about a battle for independence . Israel GPE says it may abandon the peace negotiations altogether . Nine CARDINAL Palestinians NORP were killed today DATE . More than 70 CARDINAL people have been wounded , mostly Palestinians NORP , but also several Israeli NORP soldiers . ABC ORG 's Bob Woodruff PERSON is in the Palestinian NORP territories tonight TIME . Violence ripped through almost every major Palestinian NORP town today DATE . The worst was in Nablus GPE .
Four CARDINAL Palestinians NORP were shot and killed . In Ramallah GPE , thousands CARDINAL of Palestinians NORP rushed the Israeli NORP checkpoint , then faced down Israeli NORP guns . From Hebron GPE to Gaza GPE , the wounded were carried off so fast it was difficult to count them . As is so often the case , much of the trouble started with funerals that escalated into fury . Most significant , demonstrators who had been throwing stones this week DATE , today DATE turned to gasoline bombs . Israelis NORP who had been firing rubber bullets stepped up their use of real ones . This was supposed to be the day the truce went into effect , when both sides would call off the violence , but that clearly has not happened , and here in the streets , peace seems very unlikely . Tonight TIME on Israeli NORP television , Prime Minister Barak PERSON said we can not go on as if nothing happened , and if the demonstrations do n't stop , Barak PERSON 's spokesman said Israel GPE will continue to use live ammunition . They leave no other way for us but to respond with fire , we 'll have to do this . Palestinian NORP leaders said their people no longer want a cease - fire , they want their own country .
We are under occupation and subjugation . The question should be what the Hosni Mubarak PERSON are they still doing there eight years DATE after the peace process began . It is one CARDINAL of the major questions that was supposed to be addressed after the stoning and shooting had stopped . It certainly has not stopped . Not yet . Bob Woodruff PERSON , ABC News ORG , Ramallah GPE . There is other news tonight TIME overseas and at home . While all this is going on , Mr. Clinton PERSON is overseas . President Clinton PERSON was in Northern Ireland GPE when he heard the Supreme Court ORG decision .
He talked to Al Gore PERSON on the phone from Belfast GPE . This is Mr. Clinton PERSON 's third ORDINAL visit to Northern Ireland GPE , and the Irish Republic GPE to do what he can to generate a lasting peace . We have a major development to report tonight TIME involving the crash of that Singapore Airlines ORG 747 PERSON in Taiwan GPE this week DATE . Taiwanese NORP officials thousand CARDINAL now say . They confirm the pilot made a wrong turn , simply down the wrong runway . Correspondent Ned Colt PERSON has our report . Tonight TIME it appears at least 82 are dead from what may have been a wrong turn . Sources close to the investigation tell NBC News ORG that Singapore Airlines ORG flight 6 CARDINAL tried to take off on a runway closed for repairs . She crash site today DATE , the trail of evidence on the closed runway .
Chunks of wreckage , fuselage , stretching in a straight line for hundreds CARDINAL of yards . Twisted ORG overturned construction equipment . This is what the 747 CARDINAL slammed into Tuesday night TIME in a blinding rain storm . Today DATE investigators say the pilot had confirmed with the control tower moments before taking off he had turned onto the correct runway but pilots behind him say he turned onto the wrong runway . They say the plane took off , clicking the construction equipment , slamming into the ground and then breaking up . As the plane was taking off this passenger noticed she did n't see any runway lights . I used to see the lights going by and I looked out and said it 's pitch black out here . Reporter Lee PERSON , flying in from California GPE , unsure if his wife was alive , today DATE , identifying his remains , and tonight TIME survivor John Diaz PERSON begins the long trip home to California GPE . I just want to get home , never been so ready to get back to the United States GPE . His flight number a reminder Singapore Airlines ORG 006 CARDINAL , the same flight he survived Tuesday night TIME .
Gregg Jarrett PERSON , they did get a unanimous court for this decision . Absolutely , Brian PERSON . It was very stern , very direct and it left no question , I think , in the minds of anybody that this court unanimously believes that certification should include the manual recount , and that is a clear victory for Vice President Al Gore PERSON . The language here , really leaves no doubt . The right of the people to cast their vote , the court said , is paramount . The amended certifications must be accepted by November 26 DATE . The reason they are picking that particular day is it allows , Brian PERSON , enough time for the aggrieved party , the losing party to file within 10 days DATE a contest of the certification and that still allows enough time for the contest to be litigated through the courts primarily the circuit court and back to the Supreme Court ORG if necessary and still meet the December 12 DATE deadline for the Electoral College ORG vote here . Now , Greg PERSON , the only question that means anything at this hour TIME . We know their view is the hand counts should now be included .
Will it put Al Gore PERSON over the top in the race to match and exceed the votes of George W. Bush PERSON ? It very well could , although , I must say that the Gore PERSON campaign has been somewhat disappointed by the number of votes they have not received thus far in the counties that are undertaking the manual recounts , Brian PERSON , but a lot of hand counts still must be tallied . We are also including the undervotes of 10,000 CARDINAL in Palm Beach GPE and junt votes of 10,000 CARDINAL in Miami - Dade GPE as well . Keep in mind , those were not registered by the computers because they either had a hanging chad or dimpled chad . Those must be gone over by hand by each respective canvassing board . So there are a lot of votes remaining there . This is a Gore PERSON campaign to the White House ORG . Greg PERSON , just a logistic question , How long is it going take you to get the opinion run to you from the building behind you ? I would say we should have it here in the next five minutes . It depends how quickly the line moves .
We have two CARDINAL producers , I believe , near the front of the line . It how quickly they get handed . It reversed the two CARDINAL orders of the earlier trial court , Circuit Court ORG Judge Terry Lewis PERSON . The bottom line , this court rules unanimously the right of the people to have the votes counted is paramount , thus , the amended certifications to include the hand counts must be accepted by November 26 DATE . In fact , it seemed to have some language here . In fact , Brian PERSON I do have it handed to me now . Let me take a the . Brian PERSON , if for some reason the Secretary of State ORG would n't accept by the 26th , the certification , it could be certified elsewhere . Gregg Jarrett PERSON . I should point out , he is a former lawyer himself and so can help put this into English LANGUAGE .
Greg PERSON , go ahead , if you come to a passage we should hear . I 'm flipping through the summary of enacts because that is not important . The summary of facts . You flag us when you come to the first ORDINAL portion we should hear aloud . And not far from Lebanon GPE , a source at the Syrian NORP interior ministry said that the military commander of the Tawhid Wal Jihad Organization ORG in Syria GPE blew himself up after being chased by the security forces at the Jdeidet Yabus PERSON border crossing . The source said that the man , called Omar Abdullah PERSON , also known as Omar Hamra PERSON , was carrying nine CARDINAL , uh , forged identity documents . The statement of the Syrian NORP interior ministry said that Omar Abdullah PERSON , 28 years old DATE , was first ORDINAL to open fire with a pistol in his possession , on security men who were suspicious of his identity . The young man , who leads the armed wing of the Tawhid Wal Jihad Organization ORG , tried to escape but the security forces surrounded him , and he had no alternative , either to surrender or to commit suicide , so he chose the latter by detonating an explosive belt he had tied around his waist . In addition to the terrorist , as the authorities call him , two CARDINAL Syrian NORP security men were injured .
These incidents took place on the Syrian NORP side of the border with Lebanon GPE at the Jdeidet Yabus PERSON crossing point , at a distance of a few kilometers from the Masnaa PERSON post on the other side of the border . The official version says that Omar Abdullah PERSON , also known as Omar Hamra PERSON , was carrying nine CARDINAL different , forged identity documents . It is not known whether he succeeded in moving around using them in the past or if this was the first ORDINAL time he tried this dangerous journey . The man was wanted by the Syrian Security Services ORG because of his connection with an organization they describe as extremist , in reference to the Tawhid Wal Jihad ORG which the authorities consider a twin of the Jund Al - Shaab Organization . This organization , which was founded in Afghanistan GPE by Islamists GPE from Syria GPE , Palestine GPE and Jordan GPE , is blamed for a number of incidents that have taken place in the country in the past two years DATE . An attempt to attack the American Embassy ORG last September DATE was foiled by the Security Services ORG and led to the death of five CARDINAL people , including four CARDINAL of the attackers . The Security Services ORG also carried out what they call preemptive attacks in each of the following : Daff Al - Shawk PERSON in the capital , in Aleppo , and Khasham in the Al - Hasakah Governorate ORG , in the north of the country . They also clashed extensively with gunmen in Hama GPE , the city that is famous for the killing of thousands CARDINAL of its people in 1982 DATE , when the authorities were engaged in quelling the Islamist NORP movement there . The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia GPE expressed its support for the principle of fair geographic representation in the United Nations Security Council ORG , in both its permanent and non-permanent memberships .
It expressed the view that the purpose of developing the Security Council ORG structure should be to strengthen the capabilities of the council to perform its role in an effective way , to achieve the desired objective of the international community in maintaining international peace and security . This came in the Kingdom GPE 's speech before the General Assembly ORG , in the sixty - first CARDINAL session on articles ten CARDINAL and one hundred and eleven , regarding the Security Council 's ORG decision on the issue of fair representation in the Security Council ORG , increasing the number of its members and the related issues , which His Royal Highness Prince Mishal Bin Abdallah PERSON Bin Abd - al - Aziz PERSON , Minister Plenipotentiary PERSON in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ORG , gave yesterday DATE before the council . His Highness said that the Kingdom GPE confirms the extreme importance it places on the Security Council 's ORG performance of its role and the full responsibility assigned to it to preserve security and peace in an effective way in all regions of the world . His Highness said that the Kingdom GPE at the same time expresses its disappointment at the effect of the resolutions and work procedures of the council and its double standard policy , which has prevailed in some of its works , especially those related to some security and peace cases in the Middle East LOC region . His Highness added that the whole world watched the Israeli NORP assaults on Lebanon GPE and on Palestinian NORP lands in a full - scale war aimed at the deliberate destruction of the infrastructure , and violations of human and national rights that targeted innocent civilians with assassination , detention and torture without any consideration for international agreements and treaties or humanitarian considerations . Philippine NORP President Gloria Arroyo PERSON has declared that the Philippines GPE is a disaster - stricken country because of the hurricane which hit the country last Thursday DATE . At the same time , devastated villages began to bury their victims as officials attempted to obtain food and water supplies . Rescue teams continued search operations for more bodies under the volcanic rubble , rocks and mud amidst predictions that the death toll would rise to around 700 CARDINAL . This is how the villages looked , buried by the mud , flood and rain waters which accompanied the destructive hurricane that swept across broad expanses of the eastern Philippines GPE .
At the same time , the country began a relief operation to reach the victims of the natural disaster which left behind around 700 CARDINAL dead and thousands CARDINAL of homeless , injured and missing people . The country 's president Gloria Arroyo Macapagal PERSON declared the Philippines GPE a disaster - stricken country entitled to aid . She called on the countries of the world and on international relief organizations to quickly send convoys of humanitarian aid which include medical and food aid and the necessary equipment to extricate bodies buried by mud under the rubble of their homes in poor villages . This comes as the disaster - stricken villages , as a result of the mudslides in the east Philippines GPE , began to bury their dead in a painful picture which reminded the world of the tsunami that struck the coasts of Asia LOC at the beginning of last year . Rescue teams continued their search operations for more bodies under the volcanic debris , rocks and mud at the foot of Mayon volcano in the Albay GPE province at a distance of 330 kilometers QUANTITY south of the capital Manila GPE . For its part , the National Disaster Coordinating Council ORG confirmed that at least 285 people had been killed in the province of Albay GPE , the majority of their deaths caused by mudslides resulting from Hurricane Durian EVENT . At the same time , at least 292 CARDINAL people are still amongst the missing and it is feared that they may have died as well . The council said that Hurricane Durian EVENT which hit the east Philippines GPE coast last Thursday DATE with a maximum wind speed of 195 kilometers QUANTITY per hour caused the deaths of 18 CARDINAL other people in the provinces of Camarine Sur PERSON , Catanduanes NORP , Quezon GPE and Oriental Mindoro LOC . A local Red Cross ORG official in Albay GPE said that statistics suggested that the number of missing people could reach 779 CARDINAL people . Experts said that the torrential rain which accompanied Hurricane Durian EVENT stirred up volcanic ash sediments on the upper slopes of Mount Mayon LOC causing severe mudslides which buried the surrounding areas .
Hurricane Durian EVENT is still leaving more victims and destruction in its path . The hurricane caused the deaths of around 1200 people in the Philippines GPE and dozens CARDINAL in Vietnam GPE while authorities in the disaster - stricken areas fear an exacerbation of the situation and an increase in the number of victims of the sweeping hurricane . From here Hurricane Durian EVENT swept over southern Vietnam GPE , leaving no less than 37 CARDINAL people dead after killing over 1200 CARDINAL people in the Philippines GPE . The hurricane was accompanied by winds at a speed of 120 kilometers QUANTITY an hour which pushed the Vietnamese NORP authorities to evacuate 3500 CARDINAL people from different areas . The authorities fear the toll will be worse in this flat region exposed to the winds . On the island of Fukio , winds destroyed hundreds CARDINAL of boats moored off the shore , tore the roofs off houses and pulled up electricity poles as well as cutting off some roads . 8000 CARDINAL people were evacuated from Ho Chi Minh City GPE . In spite of the deaths left in the wake of the hurricane , material losses and the loss of roofs from houses , life quickly returned to the streets of Vietnam GPE where some shops opened and the roads teemed with bicycles , the well - known means of transportation there . Tropical Hurricane Durian ORG cut off electricity at the beginning and sank over 800 CARDINAL boats along the southern coast of Vietnam GPE until the storm changed course suddenly to head for south - west Vietnam GPE .
The National Search and Rescue Committee ORG said that telephone and electricity lines had been cut off and roads closed because of falling trees in the village of Fong Tao PERSON to the east of Ho Chi Minh City GPE . The number of people affected by the storm in three CARDINAL provinces was at least 50,000 CARDINAL . So in just a few seconds , Hurricane Durian EVENT transformed more than one CARDINAL province into ruins and carried away dear ones , leaving behind lakes of water , mud , destruction and sorrow . Clashes continued today DATE in the West Bank GPE and Gaza GPE . Palestinian NORP gunmen fired on an Israeli NORP car killing the driver . Earlier today DATE Israeli NORP soldiers guarding a Jewish NORP settlement shot and killed a Palestinian NORP man who was later identified as an intelligence officer . The Israeli Army ORG said the man had been approaching the guard post in a suspicious manner . Former U.S. GPE representative Sidney Yates PERSON has died .
When he retired last year DATE , he was the oldest and longest serving member of the house . NPR ORG 's Sheryl Corley PERSON reports from Chicago GPE . Sidney Yates PERSON was first ORDINAL elected to the U.S. GPE house in 1948 DATE , when Harry Truman PERSON was President and for more than 4 decades DATE he trounced every challenger to face him in congressional election . He sat out 1 CARDINAL term after losing a U.S Senate GPE race in the 1960s , but for 24 CARDINAL terms , Yates PERSON represented Chicago GPE 's northern lake front and northern suburbs . The congressman was known as a fervent liberal and supporter of the arts and he was noted for his success in getting congress to finance for national endowment for the art . In 1993 DATE , Yates PERSON was awarded a Presidential Citizen 's Medal ORG for his efforts . Yates PERSON was born in Chicago GPE and he was one of the few politicians who successfully walked the tight rope between the Chicago GPE machine and its independent critics . He died yesterday DATE of renal failure and complications from pneumonia . Sheryl Corley PERSON , NPR news ORG , Chicago GPE .
President Clinton PERSON has pardoned a former leading member of the House of Representatives ORG convicted of corruption charges in 1996 DATE . Former Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee ORG Dan Rostenkowski PERSON was among 59 CARDINAL convicted criminals pardoned by the President . He was sentenced to 17 months DATE in prison and fined 100,000 dollars MONEY after pleading guilty to mail fraud . Clinton PERSON is also considering clemency for several other convicted criminals . BBC News ORG for The World ORG . In London GPE , I am James Cowling PERSON . With this month DATE 's ouster of strongman Slobodan Milosevic PERSON , Yugoslavia GPE is rapidly joining the international community . Today DATE , the country was admitted into an international Balkan NORP development program . Belgrade GPE now hopes to join the United Nations , the International Monetary Fund ORG and the World Bank ORG .
At home , President Vojislav Kostunica PERSON says that he intends to promote democracy and free speech , but Kostunica PERSON just might have second ORDINAL thoughts , once a theater group that roasted his predecessor over the coals starts turning him on a spit . The World ORG 's Nened Chebeck PERSON reports from the Yugoslav NORP capital . These days DATE at almost every street corner in central Belgrade GPE , there is a stall selling compact discs with protest songs against the former regime , and the most popular tune blaring out of the speakers goes like this , " attention , attention , last train for Serbia GPE via day stop Kosovo GPE and The Hague GPE is departing with a ten hour TIME delay . It 's the latest hit by the satirical theater called " Index " . They started off 20 years ago DATE in a local radio station and became an enormous success on stage and not just here in Serbia GPE . They toured the world and performed wherever there is an emigrant community from the former Yugoslavia GPE scattered by the wars here , from Australia GPE to New York GPE where Index will be returning in late November DATE . This song is from their latest play , The Last Train for Serbia GPE , which was recorded on the day protestors stormed the federal parliament in Belgrade GPE and the main television stations . The song speaks of panic in the household of Slobodan Milosevic PERSON . Even before the former President conceded defeat , the Index Theater performed live on an improvised stage outside the parliament , in front of a crowd of some 300,000 people . Actor Drugewbo Unitich PERSON tells how the show began .
The first ORDINAL thing that I told them was please let us close our eyes and just listen . When they did that and I saw them and I told them in a voice of Milosevic PERSON , " Ladies and gentleman , I am definitely finished . " Only 3 or 4 hours after that he appeared on television and said something very similar to that . Yubitrich GPE is one CARDINAL of Belgrade GPE 's most popular actors and he owes it to his skilful portrayal of Slobodan Milosevic PERSON . Getting into Milosevic PERSON 's shoes even on stage , was quite a temptation says Yubitrich GPE . I always felt when I enter his person , Okay , that I can do whatever I want and I always molested our fellow players you know . So being Milosevic PERSON is something which I can compare to taking a dangerous drug . But with Milosevic PERSON out of the way , what next for Serbia GPE 's most popular satirical group ? Writer Vojislav Jonetic PERSON says he is confident the new Yugoslav NORP government will provide plenty of fresh material . We will have plenty of politicians , which we can play .
We will have plenty of idiotic situations in Serbian NORP politics . Political satirical theater is something which you can apply best to the societies , which are in some kind of crisis . We are still in crisis and we will be I think for a while , but the current crisis Jonetic NORP hopes will at least be one CARDINAL where government critics will not be branded as traitors and be banned from public performances . Index Theater is planning a huge comeback now with a series of shows in Belgrade GPE , but even though Milosevic PERSON is under de facto house arrest in Belgrade GPE , he is very much present on the repertoire of political humors , says his impersonator , Dragewbo Yubitrich PERSON . I would like to share one CARDINAL joke with the listeners of The World . It 's the year of 2004 DATE . In Serbia GPE it is 57th round of elections from September 2000 DATE and Slobodan Milosevic PERSON appears on national tv and says , " I want to greet you as your new President , my name is Vojislav Kostunica PERSON " . Yubitrich GPE says , he has already set his sights on the new Yugoslav NORP President , Kostunica PERSON and will most likely be impersonating him in the future . He is not as easy to make fun of yet Yubitritch PERSON says , unlike Milosevic PERSON , but that does n't mean he will escape the scrutiny and sharp wits of Index Theater . For The World , this is Nenad Chebeck PERSON in Belgrade GPE .
In Haiti GPE , Jean - Bertrand Aristide ORG has been declared the winner in last Sunday 's DATE controversial presidential election . NPR ORG 's Jerry Hadden PERSON reports . Former President Aristide PERSON won with 92 percent PERCENT of the vote according to Haitian NORP election officials . The sweeping victory was expected since Aristide PERSON ran virtually unopposed . Opposition candidates boycotted the vote citing tainted legislative elections last May DATE . Aristide PERSON was elected President for the first ORDINAL time ten years ago DATE and served just months before DATE a military coup sent him into exile in the United States GPE . He now faces huge obstacles as Haiti GPE 's leader . His country is the poorest in the hemisphere and much of the world community has shunned him . On Wednesday DATE UN ORG Secretary General Kofi Annan PERSON called on his organization to close its mission in Haiti GPE citing the unstable political climate .
Though a spate of pre-election violence kept some Haitians NORP away from the polls on Sunday DATE , the voting itself went relatively smoothly . Jerry Hadden PERSON , NPR News ORG . China GPE released a government policy paper today DATE about population and development . The paper said Beijing GPE hopes to cap its population at 1.6 billion CARDINAL by the year 2050 DATE . NPR ORG 's Rob Gifford PERSON reports from the Chinese NORP capital . The Chinese NORP government today DATE credited the one CARDINAL child policy with dramatically improving the quality of life for citizens of the world 's most populous nation . China GPE 's population currently stands at 1.26 billion MONEY , still the largest in the world , but the paper says that if it were n't for the one CARDINAL child policy that figure would be 300 million CARDINAL higher . The white paper says the economy still faces a daunting challenge coping with the net annual DATE increase of 10 million CARDINAL people over the next decade DATE . At the same time , it says , China GPE will grapple with problems associated with a rapidly aging population and lack of an extensive social security system .
Rob Gifford PERSON , NPR News ORG , Beijing GPE . In what may have been a ripple effect of the Middle East LOC crisis , an explosion today DATE killed at least four CARDINAL sailors on a US Navy ORG destroyer in the Yemeni NORP port of Aden GPE . American NORP investigators are going to the scene but in Washington GPE at the White House ORG , the Pentagon FAC and the State Department ORG , US GPE officials are already expressing suspicions that today DATE 's explosion was an act of terrorism . The World ORG 's Clark Boyd PERSON reports . The blast , which occurred just after noon TIME local time in Yemen GPE , ripped a 20 CARDINAL x 40 foot gash in the USS Cole , a state - of - the - art destroyer that had stopped in Aden GPE to refuel before joining the carrier George Washington PERSON in the Persian Gulf LOC . Speaking at the Cole PRODUCT 's home base in Norfolk GPE , Virginia GPE , Admiral John Foley PERSON said that the Navy ORG is investigating the incident . I do n't know whether it was terrorism or not . It was an act of certainly a severe belligerence but we do n't know the source , nor can I comment any further on that . But in Washington GPE , Pentagon ORG officials went further saying that they had every reason to suspect that the blast was caused by terrorists .
The officials said that reports from the scene , including one CARDINAL from an Army ORG officer working in Aden Harbor GPE , suggested that a small rubber craft that was helping the Cole PRODUCT dock came alongside the destroyer and caused the blast . Many , including retired Admiral Eugene Carroll PERSON , are suspicious that the small boat may have been loaded with high - power explosives and that the attack was planned . That craft that approached the Cole PRODUCT is a rubber boat , not a big craft , but they would have had to pack it fully with explosives to do the amount of damage that they did to the Cole PRODUCT and that certainly would have taken time to get that put together . While both the Pentagon FAC and the Justice Department ORG today DATE dispatched teams of experts to Yemen GPE to investigate the explosion , Secretary of State ORG Madeleine Albright PERSON urged caution saying it was too early to jump to any conclusions . Still , she promised that the United States GPE would take appropriate action if terrorists were found to be behind the blast , a sentiment echoed later in the day by President Clinton PERSON . If , as it now appears , this was an act of terrorism , it was a despicable and cowardly act . We will find out who is responsible and hold them accountable . If their intention was to deter us from our mission of promoting peace and security in the Middle East LOC , they will fail utterly . For some terrorism experts today DATE 's attack , which occurred against the backdrop of intense clashes between Palestinians NORP and Israelis NORP in the Middle East LOC , has an eerily familiar ring to it . Bruce Hoffman PERSON is the director of the Rand Corporation 's ORG Washington GPE office .
We have seen often in the past how violence and conflict and tensions in the Middle East LOC often embroil the United States GPE . One CARDINAL only has to recall the bombing of the US Marine barracks in Lebanon GPE in 1983 DATE , also a month before presidential election , also at a time when Israel GPE was involving suitable ferment at that point in Lebanon GPE now with the Palestinians NORP , where the United States GPE was also attempting actively to provide some stabilizing influence and unfortunately and tragically got caught up in the maelstrom and that seems to be the salient fact of this attack . And if this attack turns out to be the work of terrorists , Hoffman PERSON says it would signal a dangerous new trend . Maritime GPE or marine - borne terrorist attacks are actually quite rare . That being said it could well be the beginning of a new pattern . We have made it far more difficult , appropriately so , for terrorists to attack our ground forces in the Arabian Peninsula LOC . So , I think terrorists prevented from attacking their targets using their more conventional means ' truck bombs ' have merely adjusted their tactics slightly and obviously they have been successful with it today DATE . On Yemeni NORP TV today DATE the country 's President expressed his heart - felt condolences to those who were killed and injured , but denied that the explosion on board the cole was caused by terrorists , although , admits Mohammed Al - Qadhi PERSON , editor of the Yemen GPE Observer newspaper in the capital Sana PERSON , anti- American NORP sentiment has been running high in Yemen GPE because of events in the Middle East LOC . The people now in the streets are gathering because they feel that not just as Arabs NORP , as human beings , that what is happening in Palestine GPE is not humanitarian . Regarding the United States ' GPE attitude in this regard , we find that the United States GPE until now are supporting Israel GPE .
The people here feel that United States GPE should do something . With tensions running high throughout the Middle East LOC , today DATE 's incident off the coast of Yemen GPE serves as a warning . US GPE armed forces and diplomatic personnel might be on high alert for sometime to come . For The World this is Clark Boyd PERSON . This is The World , I am Lisa Mullins PERSON . Up next a global hip - hop beat laid down in New York GPE and danced to in the West African NORP nation of Senegal GPE . The World ORG 's Marco Warman PERSON has today DATE 's musical finale . Imagine trying to translate the lyrics of the Sugar Hill Gang 's PERSON notorious rap classic , Rapper 's Delight . Fortunately for rap fans in the Senegalese NORP capital , Dakar GPE translating these tunes is n't necessary .
The city has its own homegrown hip - hop scene . It is a hip - hop but African NORP hip - hop with African NORP instruments , you know , African NORP chant , traditional sounds . That is Amidu Barry PERSON , one half of the duo Positive Black Soul or PBS ORG . They are the doyens of Dakar GPE 's hip - hop scene , the Sugar Hill Gang PERSON of Senegal if you will . Positive Black Soul sings in Senegal GPE 's main language Wolof PERSON but if the music sounds like it comes straight out of the Bronx GPE , well , you are not far off . PBS ORG produce their albums in New York GPE . Lead singer Amidu Berry PERSON says New York GPE producers make hip - hop in any language come out sounding right . They know how to make a hip - hop record sound good . They know the sound of hip - hop , you know , and they have got the equipment and the engineers and they know how to handle it . But Positive Black Soul 's music is first ORDINAL and foremost Senegalese NORP music .
When American NORP saxophonist David Murray PERSON recorded his acclaimed afrocentric jazz album , Fo Juke Review PERSON in Dakar GPE , he recruited Amidu Berry PERSON and DJ Awadi from PBS ORG to show what an edge West African NORP music can really have . When Awadi PERSON and Barry PERSON performed , they managed simultaneously to bathe in the group of American NORP hip - hop and they keep a clear sense that they are from Senegal GPE . This connection to national and musical identities results partly from the fact that many Senegalese NORP artists want to stay in Senegal GPE to live and work says PBS ORG singer Tidia Awadi PERSON . It is because they know they have the inspiration in their country . I think everybody want to stay in his country , want to die in his country . If you can stay and make it happen , the place where you was born , where you grew up then try to make it there . It 's possible . Senegalese NORP rappers are also identified by what they say in their tracks . Western hip - hop lyrics often revolve around the accumulation of material wealth and throwing parties . PBS ORG and other Senegalese NORP rap groups have different concerns .
In the grim lyrics to Leboho Inwa , the executioner is black . PBS ORG raps that Africans NORP are their worst enemies . Front ORG man Amidu Barry PERSON may look like he got his moves on the streets of Brooklyn GPE but his critique of post-colonial finger pointing in Africa LOC tells a different story . You know , in Africa LOC every time you know something bad happens , everybody like you know is because of the white man , you know the colonization , the slavery . They do n't realize that you know the real execution is really black 's black like them . So before they say it is a white man tangle you know it 's because of a white man that this happens and they got to , you know , check around and they say who is the real guilty . We got to accept it and try to , you know , change the things , make the things better . Positive Black Soul are now the oldsters of Dakar GPE 's hip - hop scene and they have established the template of social consciousness that many Senegalese NORP hip - hop groups follow like Bootin Bye PERSON , which recently scored this hit about AIDS prevention . Again Amidu Barry PERSON from Postive Black Soul . When we started there were maybe two or three CARDINAL hip - hop groups in Dakar GPE and now today we got more than 2000 groups only in Dakar GPE , let 's say in Senegal GPE .
Two thousand DATE hip - hop bands ? Hip - hop bands only in Dakar GPE , not the whole Senegal PERSON . So you know it is amazing . It 's fantastic , extraordinary . Just how extraordinary can be heard on a recent French NORP recording . The Hop is a compilation featuring Dakar GPE 's biggest rap stars from Bidu Bubes PERSON to the current kings of Senegalese NORP hip - hop Daura G PERSON . That kind of success needs no translation . For The World , I am Mark Warmen PERSON . This is The World .
I am Tony Kahn PERSON . Gao Xingjian PERSON arrived in Stockholm GPE this week DATE and when he leaves the Chinese NORP born writer will have something extra in his suitcase , the Nobel Prize for Literature . Today Gao PERSON , who now lives in France GPE , gave the traditional Nobel lecture as part of the festivities leading up to Sunday DATE 's ceremony , and on the same day he collects the prize . Gao PERSON 's 1989 DATE novel ' Soul Mountain ' WORK_OF_ART will be published for the first ORDINAL time in America GPE . If you want to know what Gao Xingjian PERSON is all about , as a thinker and as an artist , our international book critic Christopher Meryl PERSON says Gao PERSON 's masterpiece is an ideal starting point . His politics are embedded in his writing and his writing is first ORDINAL and foremost a celebration of freedom . This novel ' soul mountain ' , which is just being released in the United States GPE this week DATE is in every possible way a celebration of what freedom means . It 's a large novel , full of all kinds of ideas and incidents and stories and tales and a polyphony of voices . It is , if you like , the whole world wrapped up in 500 CARDINAL pages . It is the world at its most carnival - like , and yet it is virtually impossible , is n't it , for a Chinese NORP artist to do something or to make a statement without its having some kind of either political effect or be political in origin .
I mean this man took the trip on which the novel was based for political reasons , did he not ? Certainly . He is born in 1940 DATE . He is a product of the Cultural Revolution . In fact he had to burn up an entire suitcase full of hundreds CARDINAL of poems and plays and stories at the start of the Cultural Revolution in fear of going to prison , and then in 1983 DATE after being diagnosed with lung cancer , which had killed his father three years earlier DATE and being convinced that he himself was going to die , he gets a kind of reprieve . He gets a second ORDINAL chest X-ray , discovers that he does n't have lung cancer , recognizes that by virtue of the kinds of things that he is writing , his openness to Western NORP literary ideas , that he is in political trouble again , and so he sets out on an extraordinary odyssey of some 15,000 kilometers CARDINAL , mostly on foot , which he takes through southwestern China GPE . He had survived , if you will , a death sentence , and now in that new freedom of the life in front of him , he takes to the road in the tradition of old Chinese NORP poets and records what he sees , what he hears , the stories that he is told . The book is filled with marvelous descriptions of the gorges through which he walks , the mountains that he climbs , indeed the book is called Soul Mountain WORK_OF_ART , the mountain on which he hopes in some way or another to get in touch with his soul , his individual soul , as opposed to that mass kind of soul being enforced upon him by the Communist NORP Chinese NORP authorities , the social realism that the cadres would have him write in . Not only can this fellow write , he can paint too , ca n't he ? He is best known among his neighbors in Paris GPE as a painter .
He has had more than 30 one CARDINAL - man shows and his paintings are quite delicately done and there he is also very well known as a playwright . I think he has published about 18 CARDINAL plays now and he writes his plays in French . Just one last thing quoting him and I wonder if you could respond to this , Christopher PERSON , he said at the very beginning of his wonderful speech to the Nobel Prize Committee , he said , " I do not wish to waste this talk on literature by saying too much about politics and history , What I want to do is to use this opportunity to speak as one writer in the voice of an individual . " Is that true basically not only for him that day , today DATE , but of all of his work ? Well , the work that we have so far in English NORP translation suggests that , and indeed this novel , which is a celebration as well of the self of the individual , goes so far as to even divide up to the self . Characters proliferate out of the imagination of the narrator so that at a certain point , you have a new he , you have a new she , you have a you , and each one of these characters tells stories , each story of which is designed to give you a deeper sense of the richness and the complexity of life in China GPE . Christopher Meryl PERSON is Director of the International Writing Program ORG at the University of Iowa ORG and our international book citric . Thanks , Christopher PERSON . Thank you .
In the other major story out of the Middle East LOC , Arab NORP Foreign Ministers met today DATE in Cairo GPE in advance of Saturday DATE 's Arab NORP 's summit . Egypt GPE called the emergency summit to declare support for the Palestinians NORP in the wake of three weeks DATE of violence that has left at least 106 CARDINAL people dead , almost all of them Palestinian NORP . Violence PERSON has abated somewhat since the deal was struck at Sharm el - Sheikh GPE two days ago DATE , but Arab NORP governments are under pressure from their own citizens to take a tough stance against Israel GPE . James Drummond PERSON , covering the Arab NORP summit in Cairo GPE for the Financial Times ORG . James , there 's a reason why the Arabs NORP wanted this pre-summit meeting . What is the pressure on them prior to the summit ? Well , I think they want to try and iron out any potential difficulties before the heads of state come into town on Saturday DATE and Sunday DATE . So this is a preparatory exercise to reach some sort of agreement beforehand . Of course , the problem is that not all Arab NORP states are speaking again with one CARDINAL voice . What do they hope to achieve ? and what can you claim from the statements made today DATE ?
It is difficult to say , Arab NORP 's summit have traditionally been exercises in division . We have already seen problems from Libyan NORP leader Muammar Gaddafi PERSON on Tuesday DATE who appeared on Al - Jazeera ORG , the pan- Arab NORP satellite channel , and , rubbish , what he said was a draft statement for the end of the DATE summit on Sunday DATE . And he was very categorical that it was too weak and did not harm Israeli NORP interests sufficiently . So we have Gadafi PERSON on the one hand . On the other hand we have Egypt GPE which was the first ORDINAL Arab NORP country to make peace with the Jewish NORP state , which is of course also a top recipient of US GPE aid . The Egyptian NORP President Hosni Mubarak PERSON is more of a voice of moderation against the other side . Tell us about what he has been saying . Well , Mr. Mubarak PERSON has been , as you say , a voice of moderation . He has invested an awful amount in the peace with Israel GPE , and really he can not afford to let it fail . We have seen some more power techniques perhaps from his Foreign Minister Amre Moussa PERSON over the last few weeks DATE , but Amre Moussa PERSON today DATE at the Foreign Minister 's meeting was calling simply for the return of East Jerusalem GPE to the Palestinians NORP , in stark contrast to Syrian NORP Foreign Minister Faruq al - Shara PERSON who was pulling for a complete cut in diplomatic relations between Israel GPE and the two CARDINAL Arab NORP states that happen .
So Egypt GPE is playing a calming role . It will not want to see anything too strong coming out of this summit due to end on Sunday DATE . What seemed to be the prevailing voices at this point ? There are certainly calls for war against Israel . Is there much support for that ? Well , actually President Mubarak PERSON was very categorical today in condemning calls for war , which he said were very serious and people should understand the implications of just what it meant . Egypt GPE and Jordan GPE do not want to see any sort of conventional war against Israel . They have both invested enormous amounts in it , and both regimes would be more vulnerable if the peace process were to fail , because detractors and opponents within each country would have ammunition by which to fire at them . How much is the United States GPE entering into the conversation and how much pressure seems to be coming from the United States GPE ? Well today not too much .
I mean Madeleine Albright PERSON was in Saudi Arabia GPE yesterday DATE where she met with crown prince Abdullah PERSON and the new Syrian NORP President Bashar Al - Assad PERSON . Interestingly enough she is quoted as telling General Sanholi PERSON back to the US GPE that she did not really get too much of a reception from Bashar Al - Assad PERSON in terms of lightening the traditionally antagonistic Syrian NORP align towards Israel GPE . Nonetheless , the fact that she did meet with Bashar Al - Assad PERSON and it was n't Saudi Arabia GPE which is traditionally being more dovish and has supported US GPE policy , it is significant . So , as of today DATE , I would say certainly on the surface there has been little US GPE action . Well , thank you very much for the update . James Drummond PERSON , correspondent for the Financial Times ORG of London GPE speaking to us from Cairo GPE . Thank you James . Thanks . Iraqi NORP leader Saddam Hussein PERSON has given a defiant speech to mark the tenth ORDINAL anniversary of the Gulf War LOC .
He says Iraq GPE has triumphed over the evil of the West LOC . Barbara Plett PERSON reports from Baghdad GPE . Saddam Hussein PERSON addressed the nation in a speech filled with rhetoric and a declaration of victory . " Iraq GPE has triumphed over its enemies , " he said , " and it will triumph in the remaining rounds of the battle . " The Iraqi NORP leader said the Gulf War was a confrontation between good and evil that continues to this day . He was referring to his struggle against the US GPE , which strongly supports the economic embargo meant to force him to disarm . After the speech demonstrators gathered in a public show of support for their President . A sense of nationalism has grown stronger here as many people rally against what they say is a siege on their country . Barbara Plett PERSON , BBC News ORG , Baghdad GPE .
Back to the scene in Orlando GPE Florida GPE . We were here moments ago where the man in the green in the forefront of the screen there , the former POW David Williams PERSON was speaking to the crowd rather emotionally and now you see he is taking down the black and white POW flag . I wish I could tell you which site this flag was hoisted in . We have the pictures coming in from Central Florida LOC , News 13 CARDINAL . This is that City Hall ORG in Orlando GPE , now I 'm being told . Quite an emotional scene this morning TIME . David Williams PERSON , one CARDINAL of the POWs whose face we got to know in the coverage that we saw coming from Iraq GPE . Other POWs from Iraq GPE after they were captured and released , that dramatic release that Sunday DATE morning when they were picked up by a squadron of Marines who had wandered in a town in Baghdad GPE and were told where they were being kept . Dramatic rescue and then a return home . Quite an emotional experience and one CARDINAL of us can only imagine what it must have been like to endure .
As we said , quite an emotional moment in Orlando GPE , Florida GPE . And you see Apache PERSON helicopter pilot and his wife Michelle PERSON who was talking with us on the telephone the Sunday morning when the video came in of the rescue of the POWs and , she identified her husband and life just got better and better for her after that . Moving on now , in upstate New York Stock Exchange ORG criminal charges have been filed in last month 's DATE fraternity hazing death at Platsberg State University of New York ORG . 11 CARDINAL members had been charged with negligent homicide for forcing 18 - year - old DATE pledge Walter Dean Jenning PERSON to drink an excessive amount of water . The fraternity also faces more than 150 CARDINAL charges for other hazing activities , as well . Moving on to the Laci Peterson PERSON case Bill PERSON , an unusual request from Scott Peterson 's PERSON attorney . A pair of Laci Peterson 's PERSON missing shoes could be very important evidence in Scott PERSON 's murder trial . She is asking anyone who finds the pair to give them back . No sign of Geragos or Peterson PERSON in court yesterday DATE when a judge was considering whether to unseal warrants obtained before Scott Peterson 's PERSON arrest .
Peterson PERSON awaiting trial in the murder of his wife Laci PERSON and their unborn son . Joining us , Beth Caras . Good morning TIME once again . Thanks for being with us . Well , joining us now , the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission ORG , William Donaldson PERSON . MR. chairman , it 's good to have you here . Nice to be here , Lou PERSON . Let 's start with that surprise , the malfeasance that is crossing your desk . Are you suggesting corporate America GPE has not learned its lesson yet ?
Well , no . I think that quote is a little out of context there . there are 15,000 CARDINAL companies in the United States GPE , and I think the great bulk of them are very honestly managed and so forth . a number of people have had egregious fraud and so forth . There 's been a general loosening of morals across the board . What I was referring to in that quote you had was the number of cases we see day in and day out at the lowest levels , scams and so forth , where considerable amounts of money are being made and lost by relatively small investors . Is the investor today DATE in your judgment secure ? Well , I think that the marketplace is becoming increasingly secure . I think a number of the reforms that have come via the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ORG and a number of things that we have done at the SEC ORG are basically making everybody take a new look at how they 're performing their duty as a director , how they 're performing their duties on audit committees and compensation committees and in Wall Street . I think the reforms that came as a part of the large settlement are going to change the way research and investment banking are done to the betterment of the individual investor .
And some people are surprised and I might even add pleased in this city that your SEC ORG has been quick to react when Phil Purcell PERSON of Morgan Stanley ORG made a statement that your SEC ORG did n't think and that you did n't think expressed appropriate contrition when Bear Stearns ORG stepped out of line in the view of the SEC ORG . It was n't a polite phone call quietly made , either from your enforcement division or from your office , it was rather public . Is that the way you 're going to operate ? Well , Lou PERSON , we 're deadly serious about bringing reform into the marketplace . We 're deadly serious about some of the actions we 've taken , and when we see people who do n't appear to be taking it too seriously , we 're going to get to them right away . And I think perhaps no one more surprised than some of the people running those firms on Wall Street . You have also expressed concern about excessive executive compensation , particularly CEO compensation . Is there really anything that can be done about this problem ? I think so , Lou PERSON . I think the real next step here is for compensation committees to spend a little more time than they do on what they 're really compensating for .
I think there 's been too much emphasis on performance defined strictly by stock performance and earnings per share . I think there are a number of other measures that indicate how well somebody 's doing running a company , and I think corporation boards need to spend more time on that dimension . And with you as Chairman of the SEC ORG exercising your bully pulpit , one CARDINAL assumes that -- Welcome back . We 're standing by for the White House ORG press briefing . Ari Fleischer PERSON expected to come into the West Wing GPE briefing room to brief reporters on a wide variety of subjects . We 're all getting , this news in from the speech that the Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge PERSON is expected to be delivering at the international press club around 1:00 TIME Eastern NORP at the top of the hour . We 're expecting that the Homeland Security Secretary will announce , that this Iraqi NORP lawyer , who provided the information to U.S. GPE military authority IES ORG has been granted asylum here in the United States GPE , together with his wife and daughter . They 're currently in the Washington GPE , D.C. GPE area .
An official tells our justice producer Terry Frieden PERSON . So that development important . Might get more information from Secretary Tom Ridge PERSON when he delivers that speech over at the press club in the next hour TIME . We 'll be monitoring that as well . We also have an update on that disturbing development outside Baghdad GPE , about 40 miles CARDINAL or so outside Baghdad GPE in Fallujah GPE where there was a shootout between U.S. GPE troops and Iraqis NORP who had been demonstrating there . Karl Penhaul PERSON is joining us live on the phone with more . First ORDINAL of all , Karl PERSON , how many Iraqis NORP were killed in that incident ? Now back to " people in the news . " Good to be -LRB- bleep -RRB- King .
Reporter : With the success of a new television show and last year 's DATE Oz-fest tour ready to kick off , things were looking great for Ozzy Osbourne PERSON . He was sober , he was rich and surrounded by a family who loved him but once again , Ozzy PERSON 's high would hit a low . That July DATE , Sharon Osbourne PERSON , Ozzy PERSON 's long - time manager , wife and best friend , announced to the world that she 'd been diagnosed with colon cancer . Every fiber of Ozzy PERSON was shaken . He had to be sedated for a while . Reporter : Sharon PERSON would have to undergo rounds of chemotherapy all summer . Ozzy PERSON took time off from Oz-fest to tend to his wife . Ever the rock , Sharon PERSON faced cancer head on .
When you go in there and people so much worse than me , and it 's like , How lucky am I to have a great support system . Reporter : Even with Sharon PERSON trying to make things as easy as possible on her husband , he was still a mess . His struggle with sobriety would be tested again . Ozzy PERSON 's not doing too good right now . Drinking ? Drinking and he 's very delicate . He 's , like , dealing with it the best he can . Reporter : Despite Sharon PERSON 's illness , it 's business as usual for the family .
Though pushed back , filming commenced last fall DATE on a second season of " the Osbournes . " Some days when I 'm feeling bad , I say I ca n't do this anymore , and then you wake up and see the crew , and then , you know , you snap out of it . Reporter : The larger question loomed . How could comedy come out of chemotherapy treatments ? Sharon PERSON is dealing with the diagnosis and illness but what 's interesting is humor is the same . Reporter : And the humor did remain the same . The show came back with a vengeance last fall chronicling Ozzy PERSON and Sharon PERSON dealing with cancer and the kids coping with new - found celebrity and one CARDINAL of the top rated shows . Ratings for the second season DATE slid .
I 'm not banking my whole life on bringing , you know , number one CARDINAL rated show . Having a nervous breakdown . The bubble will burst . Reporter : This year DATE , more ups and downs . Sharon PERSON announced in April DATE that the cancer was in remission , but just weeks DATE after that announcement , son Jack PERSON entered drug and alcohol rehabilitation in California GPE . His family said that his party life style caught up with him . Now , with a third season set to start , will Ozzy PERSON 's role as a family man change the image in the annuls of heavy metal mad man ? I think Ozzy PERSON 's the guy that hit a head of a bat , you know ? Crazy , drug taking , hard drinking , hard living rock n roller .
I think what the show does is also show that you might be those things , but also might be a pretty great dad , too . I would n't be here now if it was n't for my wife . I always loved my wife but sometimes I do n't like her and sometimes she does n't like me but we love each other . I hate these people that go , we 've been married for 56 years DATE and never had a bad word . They must have been living in a different planet . Reporter : Ozzy Osbourne 's PERSON life filled with incredible highs crashing into devastating lows . A manic life , grounded in family values . Ozzy PERSON 's not going to like me saying this , but he 's a very tender , gentle man . This is a guy whose world revolves not so much around music as around his wife .
Rock 'n roll ! Part of the legacy of Ozzy Osbourne PERSON is a cautionary tale . It 's also , you know , tale that includes family love , you know , and a lot of good things . We have had it . Reporter : It 's a tale that continues to unfold . No telling how long the Osbourne PERSON phenomenon may last but the family 's loyal following will always be screaming for more . Stop screaming ! Reporter : And so will Ozzy PERSON .
Sharon PERSON ! Despite problems -- Moving ahead now to a developing story , the hunt for so - called smoking gun , meant to prove that Iraq GPE was developing weapons of mass destruction . Here 's national security correspondent David Ensor PERSON . Reporter : While U.S. GPE forces still have n't found any weapons of mass destruction , the new CIA ORG Pentagon PRODUCT report says officials are now confident the mysterious trucks filled with high - tech equipment found in Iraq GPE are indeed mobile biological weapons production facilities , just as Secretary of State ORG Powell PERSON predicted and presented the United Nations before the war . It 's very important to recognize that programs that we had said existed do exist . Reporter : Though no trace of biological toxin was found in the trucks , U.S. GPE intelligence officials say they have largely eliminated any other possible use for the fermenters and other equipment .
Not everyone is convinced . They could very well be biological weapons production facilities , but I do n't think the intelligence community has made an open and shut case . Reporter : The CIA ORG - Pentagon reports admits the trucks were not an efficient way to produce biological weapons , but officials argue the point for the Iraqis NORP was to produce some and not to be caught doing it . This was clearly a very inefficient way to produce anthrax , and the question is why did they invest such resources in a mobile -- " Vanity Fair 's ORG " columnist Daniel Fair PERSON is here . Quiting in the June DATE edition , he describes the journey . He said he found evidence that Hussein PERSON 's day of reckoning well overdue . Christopher Hitchens PERSON joins us from California GPE .
Good to have you with us . Thanks for having me . Your journey , particularly to southern Iraq GPE , what is evoked there a sense of both that you evoke is a sense of history of this regime . Give us your insights as to what you think the future holds . Do you mean if I start with the Past ? Not at you will . Not at all . Not much of a trip . I was n't up the sharp end . I was n't taking risks .
I was n't in a position that my dear friend was in when he was killed outside Bagdad GPE airport but I had long thought and I was in Iraq GPE in the previous war that really all the talk that had been about the rush to war , the push for war , the drive for war , all that propaganda , was essentially nonsensical because in 1990 DATE , Saddam Hussein PERSON made the only self criticism . He said , I could either invade Kuwait GPE or finish developing the nuclear weapon . Maybe before the weapon and then later he said , Oh , I should have got the nuclear weapon before I invaded . He was right about that , but that means that he inaugurated at that point like a dozen - years DATE war where the United States GPE could be criticized for doing too little and acting too slowly but all we 're arguing about lately is to do with those that should have been finished in ' 91 CARDINAL when it could have been finished . Should have taken the side of the rebels then , taken the risk of supporting a Shiite NORP insurrection at that point , helping the Kurds NORP , removing the regime . Absolutely . We 'd be 11 years DATE into nation building by now if we 'd done that . That seems to be the core of the argument . As you point out , of course , for the fact of the matter is , the mistakes of Saddam Hussein PERSON made possible his removal from power ultimately . The mistakes of the United States GPE , again , as you point out , Norman Schwarzkopf PERSON making a peace , permitting helicopters to fly .
Still hurts me to read this . The little town I was in this southern Iraq GPE , as far as I got , I ca n't boast of further , is where the talks took place . We have the transcript of the meeting . They say , Okay , we have lost this round , Do you mind if we keep your helicopters in the air just to be able to transport things ? and he says , Yeah , that 's all right . They ask again , Are you sure they mean that ? They ca n't believe the luck . They use the gunships to kill , we think , not less than 50,000 inhabitants of southern Iraq GPE and trying to do that to the Kurds NORP , as well , so it was a knife edge . And it 's not just being wise after the event , I believe , to say that there was an argument in realtime between the Bush PERSON administration members . Mr. Cheney PERSON 's the only one I know that changed his mind . Most of those that took the view at that time , think until recently they were correct in saving Saddam Hussein PERSON .
Of course , Mr. Cheney PERSON was in the chain of command with Swartzkopf ORG and -- Many others . When they made the decision not to move toward Bagdad GPE with bad information , namely , the Republican Guard ORG absolutely devastated . Yes . And , well , we know now the harvest of all that . It hurts to think of how many wonderful people in Iraq GPE at the academic community , lawyers , human rights activists , civilians , intellectuals , people -- would now be alive , who have been horribly murdered and tortured and reduced to misery since by a half CARDINAL application of violence through sanctions and overflights . Mistakes made then , mistakes part of human experience , but now we have an opportunity not to make mistakes . Is it your sense that the United States GPE is on the right track ? that there is a commitment here on the part of the United States GPE to -- Want to get to Florida GPE , a massive manhunt underway where a rapist is targeting children .
DNA testing has conclusively linked one CARDINAL man . The two CARDINAL most recent victims , age 11 DATE and 13 . They also believed one CARDINAL of those attacked in this string is age 79 DATE as well . We talked with the lieutenant in Miami GPE and there is big time concern in the Shenandoah GPE neighborhood , southwestern portion of Miami GPE . Overseas in Iraq GPE , a major operation underway . Some U.S. GPE troops have not had a chance to call home since they were deployed for duty in " Operation Iraqi Freedom . " For some wives , the kindness of strangers has eased their worries . Beth Basin GPE explains . Reporter :
Jamie PERSON 's husband Jack PERSON was deployed a couple of weeks ago DATE . She and her daughter Jordan PERSON often shuffle through these pictures of him taken before he left . She has no idea where her husband is now , but thanks to a little help from a Delta LOC flight attendant , she knew he got where he was going . She had taken a picture of him and everything . Reporter : Along with the picture , the flight attendant wrote a letter saying she was praying for Jack PERSON 's safe return . The trip to Georgia GPE was just the first ORDINAL leg . He got on a flight to an undisclosed location , when Jamie PERSON got a second ORDINAL phone call from a flight attendant . He asked us to call you to let you know he 's okay . And she told us that he whipped out pictures of our kids and everything and showed all the family pictures and stuff .
Reporter : Jamie PERSON is not the only military wife who received a photo and letter . Her friend Anna PERSON also got one . Turns out Anna 's husband flew out on the same flight as Jack PERSON . Although a small gesture , Anna PERSON says it 's meant a great deal . It made me realize that someone out there does care about my husband and the rest of the military , and it 's not all anti-war . Reporter : Even though neither of the women have ever met the flight attendants , they say they 'll never forget their act of kindness . We get thousands CARDINAL of e-mail from our viewers every day . Here 's what some of you are saying as far as our coverage of the top stories is concerned .
William PERSON writes this -- Please continue to write to us . We love hearing from you . Just go to our Website , cnn.com/wolf . We read all of your e-mail . Much more coverage of the new Iraq GPE and -- As we said , earlier this week DATE , Christine Todd Whitman PERSON stepped down and now a whole lot of analysis is taking place as to why she stepped down , the job she 's done when she was in office and the job that has yet to be complete . From our New York GPE bureau as I was introducing a moment ago , Dan Fagen PERSON , the environment writer for News Day DATE . and Dan PERSON , Whitman PERSON did consider herself sort of the Republican NORP environmentalist , but now there 's been an awful lot of Monday night TIME quarterback quarterbacking taking place now that she 's stepped down .
What do you suppose took place here ? I think many people have watched this administration in action and watched Christy Whitman PERSON in action . The mystery is that she took the job in the first ORDINAL place or did n't leave earlier . She was quite a misfit for this administration , and she showed that over and over . She was not good at all at communicating the administration 's message to the public and certainly to the environmental groups and she was even worse at bringing the EPA ORG bureaucracy , the EPA ORG environmental policy makers ' message to this administration because she saw herself undercut over and over . That 's interesting because leading into it , while she was New Jersey GPE governor , she sued the EPA ORG and she was very much considering herself to be an environmentalist , and then only to end up becoming the head of the EPA ORG and then of course , there was a lot of criticism over relaxed regulations . Let 's hear what she had to say last Wednesday DATE here on CNN ORG just after announcing her resignation . I 'm not leaving because of clashes with the administration , in fact , I have n't had any . I report to the President , and he has always asked me to give him my best unadulterated advice . We have have been on the same page .
I was never supportive of protocol because it did n't do what everyone needs to get done as far as climate change is concerned . I 'm leaving now because it 's the appropriate time to do it . Dan PERSON , do you agree with that ? She says the appropriate time . Do you suppose for personal reasons or perhaps she was out of step with the administration ? I 'm sure that it was difficult for her personally , but I think the commuter marriage perhaps would have been less stressful if everyday she did n't see herself being undermined and overruled . I mean if Christy Whitman PERSON and the White House ORG were on the same page , I do n't think I 've seen a book large enough to contain a page that big . Over and over there were many , many instances over the last -- An occasion that marked the formal establishment between our two CARDINAL countries .
Since then this relationship has grown in importance to us both through good times and bad . Both of my generation and Britain GPE have special pause to remember the unacceptable sacrifice the Russian NORP people made to defeat fascism in the Second World War . Nothing , not even the fact that our countries became estranged in the war 's aftermath , has ever dimmed our memory of the scale of your loss . That experience should continue to inspire us , as we seek to build a more peaceful and secure world . When I visited your country in 1994 DATE , I recall saying to President Yeltsin PERSON that he and I spent most of our lives believing such a visit would never happen , and that I hoped he was as delighted as I was to be proved wrong . I 'm just as delighted now , nine years later DATE , to be able to welcome you here and to learn about the great changes which have occurred in your country since I was there . Russia GPE has established itself as our partner and our friend . We work together bilatarily and on the international stage , and we are developing new links all the time in fields of commerce , culture , counterterrorism , energy , education environment . I know you will be seeing evidence of some of this during your visit . Mr. President , it is , I believe , a sign of genuine friendship that we are able to have disagreements , but remain firm partners .
It is no secret that the significant differences between our two CARDINAL countries earlier this year DATE on how best to handle Iraq GPE , but we are now able to look forward together firmly in agreement on the route we have decided in the United Nations , although , the tragic loss of British NORP lives today DATE reminds us all of the difficulties to be faced . But as we look ahead , we know that our long - term partnership is of profound importance to both of us . This is clearly evident , if we look beyond the challenges of international politics . In the last few months alone DATE , we have heard the announcements of major investments in Russia GPE by British NORP companies . We have also heard a different sign of Sir Paul McCartney PERSON playing to enthusiastic crowds in Red Square LOC , and we , in turn , have been enthralled by the celebrations of your own city in Petersburg GPE . At the same time , work continues to bring the young people of our countries closer together through language , teaching , school exchanges and university programs . We have a vibrant and exciting relationship from which we both derive mass benefit . Mr. President , your country is rich -- Convicted rapist and Max Factor ORG heir Andrew Luster PERSON is back in California GPE .
Luster returned to Los Angeles GPE yesterday DATE from Mexico GPE following his capture Tuesday DATE by American NORP bounty hunters . Luster skipped bail during his trial in January DATE for raping and drugging three CARDINAL women . He was sentenced in abstentia to 124 years in prison . Canada GPE is on the path to becoming the third ORDINAL country to allow gay marriage . The federal government will not appeal the court ruling that cleared the way for same - sex unions . Prime Minister Jean Chretien PERSON says the government will now draft legislation legalizing gay marriages . And the U.S. GPE government , can withhold the names of people detained as part of the 9 / 11 investigation . That 's the decision from a federal appeals court reversing a lower court ruling . The Justice Department ORG argued that releasing the names could hamper ongoing investigations .
As we 've been reporting , only within the past hour or so TIME , there 's been a shooting incident in central Israel GPE , not far from the West Bank GPE . A 7 - year - old DATE Israeli NORP girl has died . Two CARDINAL others , her father apparently and another sister , have been wounded in this incident . We 're going to continue to get more details on this late - breaking development and bring you those details when we have them . A federal appeals court will decide how long dirty bomb suspect Jose Padilla PERSON can be retained and whether he can meet with attorneys . The U.S. GPE attorney says Padilla PERSON is an enemy combattant and not entitled to counsel . He is accused of attempting to ignite a dirty bomb in this country . Welcome and good evening TIME , everyone .
Mike PERSON is off tonight TIME . To our top story of the evening -- Martha Stewart PERSON is stepping down as head of her media empire . She announced her decision to vacate her post as chief executive of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia PERSON , following word of a federal indictment . In a statement , she says she 's stepping aside in the best interest of the company , but she will stay on the board of directors . Stewart PERSON pleaded not guilty to a nine CARDINAL - count indictment . The charges include conspiracy to obstruct justice and perjury connected to an insider trading scandal . The government also filed civil charges against her . She is charged with using insider information to bail out of a biotech stock the day before its price tanked , and then trying to cover it up . Her stockbroker was also charged . If convicted on all counts , Stewart PERSON faces up to 30 years DATE in prison and $ 2 million MONEY in fines .
And the Dixie Chicks open their U.S. GPE tour tomorrow night TIME in Greenville GPE , South Carolina GPE . The popular band has been criticized within country music circles for comments by lead singer Natalie Maines PERSON . She said she was embarrassed to be from the same state as President Bush PERSON . She has since apologized for her remarks . Hmm , those Dixie Chicks PERSON . Speaking of chicks -- call it puppy love , call it maternal instinct , but , mostly it 's just out of the ordinary . Andrea Ash PERSON from Kezi in Portland GPE has this story of chicken that decided to take a new day job . Reporter : People have long struggled with the question , Why did the chicken cross the road ? - but all the Scott PERSON family wants to know is , Why did a chicken adopt their ten CARDINAL new puppies ?
Every time we looked out our window it was like , What is she doing in there ? It looks so out of place . It 's just funny . Reporter : The puppies were born Easter Sunday LOC . Soon after , one CARDINAL of the family 's three CARDINAL chickens flew the coop and took up residence in the crate built especially for the puppies . They goes in there and nuzzles with the puppies , or lays her eggs and sits there with the mother . They 're just all happy , a little family in there . Reporter : At first ORDINAL the sight shocked the Scott PERSON family .
They tried to shoo the hen away but she kept coming back , even putting up baby gates to try to keep the chicken out . No match for her . She simply flew over . It also got past the puppies ' protective father . I am going to sit with these punies . Reporter : The Scotts GPE ran it past their vet and the vet assured them , as long as the hen left her crate to do business , she was no harm to the pup . The family says the chicken keeps the place clean , so she 's free to stay . A pretty good relationship with that chicken . She does n't mind them crawling around underneath her .
Reporter : When the mom comes in , the puppies know exactly where to go for milk -- sort of a little confusion . The pups do n't exactly know the difference between fur and feathers yet . After all , they 're only a week old DATE . Eventually they all find the real mom . No one knows what will happen as the pups grow older and are able to open their eyes . Chances are , they 'll always have a fondness from one hen . Those puppies are in for a heck of a surprise when they do open their eyes , are n't they ? The puppies come home to roost ! That 's a good one CARDINAL .
That was a great story . We 'll try to follow that in our next half hour . We 'll tell you what the FTC ORG is doing to crack down on internet auction fraud . That and the top stories in just two minutes . I 'm Mike Galanos PERSON . And I 'm Rudi Bakhtiar . We leave you with sounds from Willie Nelson PERSON , the country legend is celebrating his 70th birthday . This is CNN ORG " Headline News Tonight TIME . " All one of the many young faces that bear the heavy mark of war .
The story of one CARDINAL boy who 's lucky enough to be alive . I 'm Mary Snow PERSON with this check of headlines . American Airlines ' ORG fate is hanging on its flight attendant 's union , its narrowly rejected union today DATE . If the workers do n't approve the steep cutbacks American NORP says it will file for bankruptcy . Yesterday DATE American NORP pilots mechanics approved their share $ 1.8 billion MONEY in labor concession . American NORP warns it will seek more layoffs if it does file for Chapter 11 LAW . Number of companies are planning to cut their payrolls . Motorola ORG saying it will eliminate another 3,000 CARDINAL jobs , 3 % PERCENT of its work force . Let 's look at the latest numbers on the Dow ORG . Wall Street stocks are mixed .
The Dow ORG industrials down 64 CARDINAL points . Nasdaq up about 13 CARDINAL points . That 's the latest from Wall Street . CNN Live Today continues after this . Another story out of Belgrade GPE , violence at the highest form . The Serbian NORP Prime Minister , Zoran Djindjic PERSON has died of his wounds after being shot , an assassination attempt . Apparently , he was on his way to greet reporters at the time outside the main government office there in Belgrade GPE . All this happening about 90 minutes ago TIME based on the wire reports we 're getting here . The word from Serbia GPE , Zoran Djindjic PERSON , the Prime Minister , is dead .
Earlier reports said he was shot in the back , as well as the stomach . It looks like an annual tradition is building . 80,000 CARDINAL people with a shared love of music converge on a Tennessee GPE pasture for three days DATE of good vibes and who knows what else . It 's called Bonnaroo . Check it out . Bonnaroo is kind of this going example of what the whole jam band community is turned in . That 's what I really like about the jam community , its acceptance of improvizational music , despite whatever region or genre . It 's about the freedom of the music and the freedom of expression . Well , we sold all 80,000 CARDINAL tickets through our web site .
We sold out in 16 days DATE . I mean , the amazing thing is , we used no traditional advertising . We put all these bands together . It draws a huge audience , so the record companies and the music business has to take all of these forms of music more seriously . It 's like strength in numbers . I hope this kind of thing can happen in America GPE , instead of it just being these isolated festivals like Bonnaroo , it really can happen in 100 CARDINAL cities every summer , like the festivals do in Europe LOC . My only complaint is the overlapping . You know , as a music lover that I am , there 's five CARDINAL acts all playing at the same time on five CARDINAL different stages that I want to see . It really comes from the actual bands and the fact that there 's this grassroots following that 's been there , you know , for a long time , primarily started by the Grateful Dead , at least the future by the Grateful Dead . We will get by we will survive .
We 're carrying on a tradition that started a long time . In American NORP music , improvization is what it 's always been about . It 's not just clapping and having a good time . It makes you feel a certain kind of love , and hopefully , that translates in the community . You go out . You hug someone . You do something good . You make a better world . For me , that 's music . We love you .
We -- Central Command ORG has determined that Baghdad Airport FAC is unusable for normal air operations . The airport , for the most part , is now under U.S. GPE control . Military officials will not say whether damage to the runways is going to limit operation there , but they know there are underground bunkers there and some other areas that may be of use . Centcom PERSON also says 2500 CARDINAL Republican Guard ORG troops have surrendered to U.S. GPE Marines between Kut PERSON and Baghdad GPE . Military officials say the Baghdad GPE Republican Guard division is no longer an effective fighting force . USAirways is flying its way out of bankruptcy . The company which lost nearly $ 4 billion MONEY over the past two years DATE has cut its annual DATE costs by nearly $ 2 billion MONEY .
Most of that was saved by cutting employee wages and benefits . The Dow ORG is down , you see there , just about almost 140 points . Nasdaq down 20 CARDINAL and the S&P ORG is down , as well . So the markets are continuing their negative trend from last week DATE . We 'll keep our eye on that . Coming up right here , next hour on Live From , terror tactics on the battlefield . Is it a taste of more to come in Iraq GPE ? We 'll talk with a terror expert about that , and Iraqi NORP deserters on the northern front , Ben Wedeman PERSON has their story why they 're no longer fighting for Saddam Hussein PERSON and Don Shepperd PERSON is going to answer some of your questions as he looks at the battle hot spots . Now let 's go back to Wolf Blitzer PERSON in Kuwait City GPE for more special coverage of the war in Iraq GPE .
Breaking news out of Long Beach GPE , a situation with a standoff involving a 2 - year - old DATE and a man with a gun , this one having a peaceful ending . This is near the Long Beach Airport and involved a city bus . A man who had assault , he actually had assault with a deadly weapon , this is pictures . Look at that . Man spread - eagle with a two - year - old DATE child . The officer is going to go in and swoop her away . As we understand it , the man had the child . It was inside of the city bus . Police surrounded this bus near the airport with guns drawn . The man came out and did the spread - eagle like that .
Just as he did that , that 's when you saw the child just walking just a few feet away from him but the officers were able to get the child away . They handcuffed the man and they took him into custody . That was after he had actually barricaded himself inside that bus with the child . So that one CARDINAL coming to a peaceful ending , what could have been a very gruesome situation involving that two - year - old DATE child in Southern California LOC . That one CARDINAL is over in Long Beach GPE . A Palestinian NORP terrorist leader wanted for a deadly 1985 DATE cruise ship hijacking is in U.S. GPE custody in Iraq GPE . U.S. GPE sources tell CNN ORG Mohammed " Abu PERSON " Abbas was captured about 50 miles west of Baghdad GPE . Palestinian NORP sources say he had tried to flee into Syria GPE , but was turned away at the border . In October of 1985 DATE , four CARDINAL hijackers under his command took over the Italian NORP cruise ship " Achille Lauro PERSON " and killed a wheelchair - bound American NORP tourist , Leo Klinghoffer PERSON .
Abbas was convicted in absentia by an Italian NORP court and sentenced to five CARDINAL life terms in prison . An unexpected surge in the unemployment lines . I 'm Myron Kandel PERSON at the cnnfn newsdesk in New York GPE . New claims for jobless benefits are moving upward . First ORDINAL time claims jumped by 7,000 CARDINAL last week DATE , surprising analysts , and the four - week DATE average hit its highest level since January of last year DATE . The report shows the nation 's tight job market is loosening up a bit , but still unemployment is near a 30 - year DATE low . The Dixie Chicks are the big winners at the Country Music Awards ORG in Nashville GPE . The group won four CARDINAL awards -- Entertainer of the Year , Best Vocal Group , Best Album PERSON for " Fly , " and Music Video of the Year for " Goodbye , Earl PERSON . "
Faith Hill received the Female Vocalist award . Husband Tim M Graw PERSON got the Male Vocalist honor . They are the first ORDINAL married couple to win both honors in the same year DATE . " I Hope You Dance , " by Lee Ann Womack PERSON , was awarded Single of the Year and Song of the Year . A Russian Navy ORG spokesman says bad weather could complicate the work to recover bodies from the sunken nuclear submarine " Kursk PRODUCT . " Russian NORP and Norwegian NORP divers successfully removed a rubber coating between the inner and outer hulls of sub yesterday DATE . Thick fog , rain and high winds are limiting visibility at the site . All 118 CARDINAL people on board the " Kursk PRODUCT " died when the submarine exploded and sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea LOC .
Hello from Atlanta GPE . Our top story this half hour TIME , the man responsible for U.S. GPE forces in the Persian Gulf LOC says there was no specific threat of an imminent attack in the Yemeni NORP port of Aden GPE before a bomb ripped into the " USS Cole " PRODUCT there this month DATE . Army ORG General Tommy Franks PERSON , head of the U.S. Central Command ORG , today DATE testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee ORG to answer questions about the attack . He told lawmakers it would not trigger a U.S. GPE retreat from the Persian Gulf LOC , even though troops remain at risk to terrorism . 17 CARDINAL sailors were killed and dozens CARDINAL were injured when the explosion blew a huge hole into the hull of the Navy ORG destroyer as it was refueling in Aden GPE . Franks PERSON said U.S. GPE war ships have made almost 30 CARDINAL safe visits to Aden GPE since January of last year DATE . He added the attack is already the subject of an intense investigation by many agencies . We 're determined to get to the bottom of this . We 'll put the events that led up to " Cole PRODUCT " under a microscope , and , in fact , we 've begun that process . We will find the facts we need to find , and we 'll use the lessons that we learn from " Cole PRODUCT " to provide the best possible force protection for our troops in one CARDINAL of the most dangerous regions of the world .
The summit is coinciding with more unrest in several areas of the West Bank GPE and Gaza Strip GPE . Hundreds CARDINAL of stone - throwing Palestinians NORP stormed the Israeli NORP - controlled section of Hebron GPE , breaking a curfew imposed since the outbreak of the unrest last month DATE . Witnesses said Israeli NORP soldiers fired live ammunition and rubber - coated metal bullets , wounding at least seven CARDINAL people . Thousands CARDINAL of Palestinian NORP demonstrators marched in the area to protest against a renewal of contacts with Israel GPE . The hottest gift this Christmas DATE could be Sony ORG 's new PlayStation 2 LAW , but good luck finding one CARDINAL . As Greg Lefevre PERSON reports , many stores have sold out of the game even before its release . Coming to a retailer near you , PlayStation pandemonium . Sony ORG 's long - awaited release of its latest video game console is guaranteed to pump up the volume on video game sales , already a $ 7 billion MONEY business .
Kids are spending $ 50 to $ 70 MONEY , you know , a pop on these games . There 's money here ! The price ? $ 300 MONEY . A lot by current standards . It 's great . The fact that it can also be a DVD player . You see a very wide environment with a lot of detail in the background . The dazzling speed and bright graphics are dampened by a tight supply of units . Sony ORG promised to debut with a million of the consoles , then cut that in half CARDINAL .
Opening day is Thursday DATE at midnight TIME . Many stores took orders and sold out in advance . All of our customers who participated in our presale list will get it . And the others ? There 's going to be people all over the place trying to beat you out because most gamers , you know , they 're gamers ! they 're strategizing , figuring it out . Sony ORG plans 100,000 CARDINAL more each week , a fraction of the current demand . With that magic combination of high demand and short supply , PlayStation 2 is assured to be this year 's must have , ca n't get Christmas gift . I know my sons are hyped up with this , but they are with every game release . This is the latest chapter in the industry 's game of leapfrog . Last year DATE , Sega PERSON 's Dreamcast blew minds and the competition , and next year DATE , Microsoft ORG promises its X-box game console and Nintendo ORG will release its next - generation machine , the GameCube PERSON .
Computer gaming is mainstream . Age groups span the generations , and it 's absolutely no longer guys only . Greg Lefevre PERSON , CNN ORG , San Francisco GPE . Nine CARDINAL people were injured in Gaza GPE when gunmen opened fire on an Israeli NORP bus . The passengers were off - duty Israeli NORP security workers . Witnesses say the shots came from the Palestinian NORP international airport . Israeli NORP Prime Minister Ehud Barak PERSON closed down the two - year - old DATE airport in response to the incident . Palestinians NORP criticized the move . They regard the airport as a symbol of emerging statehood .
A runway mix - up apparently caused Tuesday DATE 's plane crash in Taiwan GPE . Investigators say the Singapore Airlines ORG jet should have been on runway Five CARDINAL - Left , but instead , it was on Five - Right , a parallel runway . The plane hit construction equipment . That 's part of it right there . Investigators say they do n't know why it was on the wrong runway . It was raining at the time . They hope the plane 's flight recorder will help solve the mystery . The pilot is being kept in Taiwan GPE for questioning . 81 CARDINAL people were killed in the accident , which took place amid poor visibility and driving rain .
The airport has no ground radar , so air traffic controllers could not have known the pilot took a wrong turn . Two CARDINAL Americans NORP have won this year DATE 's Nobel Prize WORK_OF_ART for economics . The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ORG is giving the award to James J. Heckman PERSON of the University of Chicago and University of California ORG at Berkeley GPE professor Daniel L. McFadden PERSON . The Academy says it 's for their theories and methods widely used in analyzing work and living habits . They will share the prize award of $ 915,000 MONEY . The economics prize is the fourth ORDINAL in a week of awards announced by the Nobel Academy ORG . A special heavy - lift ship is due to arrive in Yemen GPE tomorrow DATE . It will carry the damaged " USS Cole " back to the United States GPE .
The October DATE attack on the " Cole PRODUCT " killed 17 CARDINAL sailors . A toward U.S. Army ORG general and U.S. Navy ORG admiral have arrived in Aden GPE . They 'll assist in the investigation of the bombing . They will also review military procedures and intelligence operations in Yemen GPE . Checking the top stories -- this is one CARDINAL of the busiest travel weekends of the year DATE . AAA estimates 61 million CARDINAL Americans NORP will be heading somewhere between this weekend DATE and New Year 's EVENT . That 's two million CARDINAL more than last year DATE . Holiday shoppers across the U.S. GPE are flocking to malls this weekend DATE to complete their lists and find last - minute items . In spite of warnings that consumers are spending less this season , officials from the National Retail Federation ORG say most merchants will turn in a respectable holiday showing .
And President Clinton PERSON met with Israeli NORP and Palestinian NORP peace negotiators today DATE to decide his next move in pushing for a Mideast LOC peace agreement . Lawyers in Texas GPE are trying to keep their client from becoming the 300th person executed in the state since 1982 DATE , when Texas GPE resumed capital punishment . They 're asking the Supreme Court ORG to block tonight TIME 's scheduled execution of Delma Banks PERSON . Banks was convicted of shooting and killing a 16 - year - old DATE at a park in 1980 DATE . His lawyers say his trial attorney did a bad job and the prosecutors improperly kept African - Americans NORP off his jury . He 'd be the 11th ORDINAL killer put to death in Texas GPE this year DATE . The two CARDINAL main suspects in the bombing of the " USS Cole " PRODUCT could be charged as soon as Tuesday DATE , according to Associated Press ORG . The news agency is quoting a Yemeni NORP source who says the investigators have wrapped up their questioning and will hand the case over to prosecutors .
The suspects could be executed if they are convicted of the attack . The explosion in Aden Harbor GPE killed 17 CARDINAL U.S. GPE sailors and injured another 39 last month DATE . U.S. GPE investigators suspect the terrorist bombing is the result of an international conspiracy . The damaged " USS Cole " comes home today DATE . It 's due to arrive in Pascagoula GPE , Mississippi GPE , this morning TIME . The destroyer was christened there five years ago DATE . Repairs are expected to cost about $ 240 million MONEY . Yemeni NORP and U.S. GPE authorities are still investigating the October DATE bombing . 17 CARDINAL sailors were killed .
Yemen GPE 's Prime Minister says at least three CARDINAL Yemenis NORP will go on trial next month DATE in connection with the attack . They 're suspected of belonging to an international terrorist network . The trial of two CARDINAL Libyans NORP accused of bombing Pam Am Flight WORK_OF_ART 103 over Lockerbie GPE , Scotland GPE , is entering its final stage . The trial resumed in the Netherlands GPE today DATE after a month DATE - long delay . Testimony abruptly came to a close when one CARDINAL of the defendants scrapped plans to take the witness stand . Closing arguments are scheduled for tomorrow DATE . The two CARDINAL men are charged with murder and conspiracy in connection with the 1988 DATE bombing that killed 270 CARDINAL people . Nickelodeon ORG 's latest cartoon series is about a boy with a disability .
Gloria Hillard PERSON takes a look at what the show " Pelswick " means to some children . Imagine being able to visit Nickelodeon to see how they make cartoons . Here 's the Beavers PERSON and all his friends . Cool . That 's awesome . 15 - year - old DATE Nicky Barischoff PERSON and 12 - year - old DATE Allison Gray PERSON are best friends . They 're also each other 's biggest fans . She 's the singer . Like , I ca n't sing . I 'm not going to even try .
She 's the writer . I am the writer . Nicky PERSON and Allison PERSON also have cerebral palsy , and their visit to Nickelodeon ORG coincides with the network 's debut of " Pelswick , " an animated series about a 13 - year - old DATE boy in a wheelchair . As much as I 'd love to spend every day after school sucking up to teachers instead of hanging with my friends , I do n't want this job . The series is created by nationally syndicated cartoonist and author John Callahan PERSON , who is a quadriplegic . We just felt he understands how to reach people and how to reach kids . I think kids lead the way . Kids lead the way in diversity , because they 're very accepting of other kids in terms of who they are , and who they really are as people . We 're normal people , and that 's what Pelswick was , he was just a normal kid . Fox TV 's ORG " Malcolm PERSON in the Middle LOC " also features a young boy who uses a wheelchair .
These are good cookies . Yeah . They 're good . Allison PERSON says she hopes there will be other shows that feature kids like her . That way -- I 'll just be another kid in a classroom . The two CARDINAL best friends met in acting school . Now they 've got a chance to see what it 's like to be a voice actor for cartoons . Like anyone hearing their own voice for the first ORDINAL time , well , they giggled a lot . This is so weird .
And when they heard their cartoon voices -- How are your voices sounding in there ? I 'm so working here . My dream is to become a playwright , an actress . I would love to be a diva . And those dreams were a little closer to coming true this day , and with shows like " Pelswick , " they say -- well , when they get a little older , maybe people wo n't even look down first . I 'm not down here . I 'm up here . Gloria Hillard PERSON , " CNN Entertainment News ORG , " Los Angeles GPE .
The chief U.N. ORG war crimes prosecutor has arrived in Yugoslavia GPE to demand the extradition of former President Slobodan Milosevic PERSON . Carla Ponte PERSON is expected to meet today DATE with Milosevic PERSON 's successor , Vojislav Kostunica PERSON , a critic of the War Crimes Tribunal ORG at The Hague GPE . He 's suggested Milosevic PERSON and others stand trial in a Yugoslav NORP court . Kostunica PERSON said Milosevic PERSON and others should be tried in a Yugoslav NORP court . Al Gore PERSON wo n't be the next U.S. GPE President , but he has a slim chance of becoming the next President at Harvard ORG . Gore PERSON holds a degree from the university , and is one CARDINAL of about 500 CARDINAL people nominated for the job . A school official talked about the Vice President 's chances during an interview with " the Boston Globe . " He says it 's unlikely Gore PERSON will be selected , because he does n't have enough experience in the academic world .
President Clinton PERSON is going prime time tonight TIME to bid farewell to Americans NORP in a televised address . The speech is being billed as a thank - you to the people who twice voted him into the White House ORG and supported him even at his lowest moments . Yesterday DATE , Mr. Clinton PERSON spoke to supporters in his home state of Arkansas GPE . It was the last of several speeches he has made in recent weeks DATE to his backers across the country . Armed conflict in the Balkans LOC puts an international spotlight on a Serb NORP leader . Bob Glascoff PERSON looks at Slobodan Milosevic 's PERSON rise to power , and his recent political setback , in today DATE 's edition of " Headliners WORK_OF_ART . " In December of 1990 DATE , Slobodan Milosevic PERSON is elected President in Serbia GPE 's first ORDINAL free elections in 50 years DATE . Milosevic PERSON headed Yugoslavia GPE 's state - run gas company and was President of a major Belgrade GPE bank climbing the political ladder as a Communist NORP technocrat . He used his rising popularity amongst the Serb NORP people to oust former mentor Ivan Stambolic PERSON and take over as President of the Serbian NORP republic .
His brutal efforts to create a Serb NORP - dominated Yugoslavia GPE earned him the nickname " Butcher of the Balkans LOC . " Many speculated that Milosevic PERSON , whose parents and uncle committed suicide , might be mentally unbalanced himself . Constitutionally barred from serving a third ORDINAL term as Serbian NORP President , he clung to power by having the federal parliament elect him President of Yugoslavia GPE . Milosevic PERSON was defeated by opposition leader Vojislave Kostunica PERSON in presidential elections this year DATE , but refused to accept the results . Faced with massive demonstrations and Russia GPE 's backing of Kostunica PERSON , he agreed to step down in October DATE . With " Headliners WORK_OF_ART , " I 'm Bob Glascoff PERSON . In view of the important characteristics of warfare in a modern information rich environment , a training base in the Lanzhou Military Command ORG has taken care to create a complex electromagnetic environment when organizing army exercises , in order to improve through training the military 's ability to win battles in an information - rich environment . During one CARDINAL recently organized exercise , to create the electromagnetic environment for the blue force 's command and communication system , they used the method which combines real and simulated set - up , aerial and land - based , fixed and tracking , and real and fake measures . Using advanced electronic information technology and simulation technology , they produced things like mimic radar communication vehicles and mimic satellites communication vehicles that simulate electromagnetic properties .
They placed actual objects inside the blue force 's positions to mimic the electromagnetic environment that various kinds of weaponry would create during a battle . Through the combined operation of many techniques , they chiefly worked to create a relatively complex electromagnetic battlefield for the army . Against a complex electromagnetic environment and countermeasures , they guided the army to carry out exercises in electronic reconnaissance and anti-reconnaissance , jamming and anti-jamming , suppression and anti-suppression actions and other operations . This effectively trained and improved the army 's ability to carry out multiple combat operations in an information - rich environment . As many as 10,000 CARDINAL residential households and work units have been left without heating since the early hours of December 3 TIME over a total area of four million square meters in the Shuimogou and Tianshan districts of Urumqi ORG , Xinjiang GPE , because there was a breakdown in the equipment of the electricity company responsible for the task of providing heat . According to monitoring readings taken by the local meteorological department , over the last two days DATE , the lowest temperature at night in Urumqi has been about 14 degrees CARDINAL Celsius below zero . The lack of heating has caused a lot of inconvenience for people 's lives . This is a student at Xinjiang Education Institute ORG , wrapped in a comforter and reading a book in the dormitory . And this is a woman using an electric heater to keep warm at home in a residential building on Guangming Road LOC in Urumqi .
In the last two days DATE , all of the major electrical appliance stores in Urumqi have also seen electric heaters selling out . It is said that the reason for the accident was a breakdown in the boiler of Xinjiang GPE Huadian Weihuliang Power Generation Co. Ltd , which is responsible for the task of providing heat . After the accident occurred , 80 CARDINAL workers have been carrying out emergency repair , working in shifts round the clock . These are emergency workers clearing away the fragments in the boiler room . By 10:00 this morning TIME nearly 10,000 CARDINAL residential households and offices in work units in Urumqi had been without heat in temperatures far below zero for over 80 hours TIME . The latest news is that the heating may be restored at about 6:00 this afternoon TIME . Yes , well , yesterday DATE the Chinese Foreign Ministry ORG , uh , at this routine press conference , especially answered reporters with regard to this kind of questions . Well , the Chinese Foreign Ministry did not disclose specific content of the trilateral and bilateral meetings , uh , among China GPE , the US GPE , and North Korea GPE held yesterday DATE . However , the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that the top priority for the current six CARDINAL - party talks is to put the various parties back on a track of dialogue and negotiation .
And at present the Chinese NORP side also hopes very much that the various parties can make use of this rare opportunity for contact to %pw express everyone 's ideas and concerns . Well , at the same time , uh , with everyone valuing this opportunity for contact as well , they can work together to promote these six CARDINAL - party talks , to resume the talks as early as possible and to achieve substantive progress . Yet as for the specific time that the talks will resume , which is the %pw , common concern of everyone , Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu PERSON did not give a clear answer . She only said that currently China GPE , the US GPE , North Korea GPE , South Korea GPE , and Japan GPE , among other parties , are all engaged in active consultation . And as for the attitude of US GPE , which everyone is interested in , yesterday DATE , er , head of the US GPE delegation Hill PERSON , er , on his way from the US GPE embassy to his hotel , uh , did not disclose to the media some of the results of his talks yesterday DATE . But everyone is interested in whether his schedule will continue today DATE . Yet according to a disclosure by the US GPE embassy , Hill PERSON may leave Beijing GPE today DATE , so everyone is still focused on a US GPE announcement . According to a BBC ORG report on the nineteenth , a study group composed of American NORP and Russian NORP scientists recently discovered several kinds of microbes composed of special substances . Following their research , the scientists made a bold supposition : that some of the earliest simple life forms on Earth LOC were very likely attached to meteorites from Mars LOC that came to Earth LOC .
In their research , the American NORP and Russian NORP scientists discovered that these special microbes can live even after being exposed to radiation thousands CARDINAL of times greater than the radiation the human body can withstand . Because of this , they think that these special and rare microbes have already gained some kind of ability to resist powerful radiation while maintaining moisture . The scientists do not believe that any life forms originated on Earth LOC would be able to develop these special capabilities . Because there is evidence indicating that there have not been large fluctuations in radiation levels on Earth LOC during the past four billion years DATE , they think that these super-microbes could have originated from Mars LOC and come to Earth LOC as they hitched a ride on meteorites , and ultimately become the earliest simple life forms on Earth LOC . The results of their research will be published in the latest edition of the journal Astrobiology . However , many other scientists have nevertheless expressed doubts on this . Some scholars have pointed out that the DNA of these super-microbes does not differ in many ways from regular microbes . Other scientists have also pointed out that of the tens of thousands MONEY of meteorites already found on Earth LOC , only twenty or so came from Mars LOC . Even if these super-microbes had existed on Mars LOC , the possibility that they hitched a ride to Earth LOC on meteorites is not very great either .
On Friday DATE , residents of the Sadr district in the Iraqi NORP capital Baghdad GPE held a funeral service for over 200 CARDINAL people who died in the previous day 's DATE series of explosions . After the bomb attacks happened , the Baghdad GPE government had resolved to implement an indefinite curfew . In the pre-dawn hours , several hundred CARDINAL residents of Baghdad GPE 's al - Sadr PERSON district participated in the commemoration ceremony for victims of bomb attacks . Baghdad GPE police said that the number of deaths resulting from the series of car bomb attacks had increased to 202 CARDINAL , and over 250 CARDINAL people got injured . This is the most serious car bomb attack incident that has happened in Baghdad GPE this month DATE . After the bomb attack occured , and since the evening of that TIME day , an indefinite curfew has been imposed in Baghdad City GPE . Baghdad Airport FAC has now been closed . Authorities have also closed southern Basra GPE 's airport and seaport . Iraqi NORP Prime Minister Al - Maliki PERSON has called on the citizens to exercise restraint . In a televised statement , he condemned those separation actions aimed at destroying the national unity .
Community leaders of Iraqi NORP Shiite NORP , Sunni NORP , and Kurds NORP have also held a joint press conference to appeal to the public to remain calm . Hello , everyone . This is the Pakistani NORP presidential government . On the morning of the 24th TIME , local time , Chinese NORP State President Hu Jintao PERSON held talks here with Pakistani NORP President Musharraf PERSON . Both sides heaped praise on the all - weather friendship and comprehensive cooperation between China GPE and Pakistan GPE and stated in concert that they would jointly strive to continuously enrich and flesh out the content of the strategic cooperative partnership between the two CARDINAL countries as well as deepen and expand pragmatic and mutually beneficial cooperation in all fields . Hu Jintao PERSON said China GPE and Pakistan GPE were good neighbors , good friends , good partners and good brothers . In the fifty - five years DATE since diplomatic relations were established , Sino - Pakistani NORP relations have withstood the test of time and a changing international situation , erected an all - weather friendship and developed a comprehensive cooperation . The fruits of the exchange and cooperation between the two CARDINAL sides in politics , economics and trade , military affairs , technology , culture , education and other spheres have been remarkable . In international and regional affairs they have coordinated closely and supported each other .
China GPE is grateful to Pakistan GPE for the long - term and treasured support it has given China GPE on Taiwan GPE , Tibet GPE , human rights , combating terrorist powers and other issues . China GPE will support Pakistan GPE as always as it strives to safeguard its independence , sovereignty and territorial integrity . NBC ORG 's David Gregory PERSON is at his post as well in Austin GPE , Texas GPE . David any reaction from the Bush PERSON team on the Democrats NORP ' plan to contest the vote in Miami - Dade GPE ? Well , John , there has been reaction from the Bush PERSON team . You know , this decision by the Gore PERSON campaign , a refusal to concede even if they do not prevail in the manual recounts under way certainly carries some political risk , but the Gore PERSON team tonight TIME defends the decision , saying that fellow Democrats NORP and the public would not only accept but demand what they call a fair and accurate recount in all the relevant counties . The Bush PERSON team , responding quickly saying there would not be such support and that in that scenario Gore PERSON could only be seen as a sore loser . Despite the holiday , there is no letup in the fight for Florida GPE . A holiday legal victory to be thankful for , George PERSON and Laura Bush PERSON , all smiles in Austin GPE today DATE before a pot luck Thanksgiving meal with their twin daughters and friends .
The Texas GPE governor makes time for recreation with a morning jog and prepares for some fishing at his ranch this weekend DATE . The Vice President out of sight today DATE at his residence , aides saying the entire family together for a meal and football on TV . While the Gore PERSON menu remains a family secret , the Bush PERSON clan all to happy to share some of his favorite fare -- jalapeno pecan cornbread stuffing and coconut cake . For vice presidential candidate Dick Cheney PERSON , turkey in the hospital with his wife and daughter this afternoon . After suffering a mild heart attack yesterday DATE , his fourth ORDINAL , doctors say today DATE he 's recovering well . Cheney PERSON gets a checkup call from Governor Bush PERSON and still expects to be released as early DATE as tomorrow , and today DATE , President Clinton PERSON cautiously speaks out about the Florida GPE vote fight , saying everyone should , " let the process play out . " I want everybody who tried to vote who legally voted to have their vote count , including service people . Everybody . Tonight TIME for both George Bush PERSON and Al Gore PERSON and their war rooms all their advisers , this really comes down to a numbers game . Everybody keeping a sharp eye on these recount tallies and on Sunday DATE 's deadline at 5:00 p.m. TIME .
John ? NBC ORG 's David Gregory PERSON in Austin GPE . David , thank you . Up next , from recounts to -- As we heard from David Gregory PERSON , one CARDINAL of Governor Bush PERSON 's main themes in these last days DATE of the campaign is getting rid of partisan gridlock in Washington GPE , which was exactly what the President was talking about today -- an attempt to reopen debate on a $ 240 billion MONEY tax cut plan , saying the version House ORG Republicans NORP passed is unacceptable , because it is unfair , according to the President , to children and seniors . Instead of meeting us on common ground , instead of working with the White House ORG or congressional Democrats NORP , the Republican NORP leadership closed its doors to compromise -- literally closed the doors to compromise . They crafted their own partisan tax package and passed it last night on a party - line vote . Republican NORP leaders for their part said reopening the tax debate is not now realistic and the tax cut bill is probably tombed . They are angry that the President is threatening to veto it saying it 's wrong to have political budget battles right before the election .
And one CARDINAL of the longest running struggles for international justice reached a milestone today DATE of sorts , when a Scottish NORP court , meeting in the Netherlands GPE , finally officially found someone guilty in the 1988 DATE bombing that brought down Pan Am Flight PRODUCT 103 . He 's a Libyan NORP intelligence agent and as NBC ORG 's Jim Maceda PERSON reports tonight TIME from the court , many of the families of the victims think the verdict did n't go far enough . Today was D - Day in the murder trial which in the end brought some relief . For grieving families , only a partial victory . After 12 years DATE of waiting and a nine - month DATE trial , family members of some of the victims of Pan Am Flight ORG 103 come to this special Scottish NORP courthouse in the Netherlands GPE one CARDINAL last time to hear the verdict against two CARDINAL Libyan NORP defendants charged with murder . A split decision for Lamen Khalifa Fhimah ORG , aquittal , but Abdel Basset Ali Al - megrahi PERSON found guilty as charged . The court ruled this senior Libyan NORP intelligence agent planted the bomb that killed 270 CARDINAL , mostly Americans NORP , when the plane bound for New York GPE exploded over Lockerbie GPE , Scotland GPE . Inside the courtroom today DATE , the elation overwhelming . A good many of the relatives gasped .
There was a big intake of breath . Jim Swire PERSON , whose daughter died in the 1988 DATE crash , collapses . He later recovered , blaming stress . But Al - megrahi 's PERSON sentence , 20 years DATE in jail , too light for Brian Flynn PERSON . His brother was on Flight 103 . It was n't one murder it was 270 CARDINAL people he murdered . Frustration too that Moammar Khaddafi was immune from prosecution , one CARDINAL of the ground rules here . You get the operatives . You do n't always get the higherups . Reaction in Libya GPE , where many followed the trial , mixed .
Some anger in the streets , but government officials downplaying the conviction , calling for an end to international sanctions . Not yet , says President George W. Bush PERSON , at the White House ORG today DATE , demanding that Khaddafi PERSON meet certain conditions first ORDINAL , to accept responsibility for this act , and to compensate the families . But even that would fall short for those who have lost loved ones . Tonight TIME , some of those families made it clear their battle is not over to get to the truth and however difficult , punish the real authors of this crime . Tom ? Thanks very much , NBC ORG 's Jim Maceda PERSON tonight TIME for the trial of the Lockerbie GPE 103 CARDINAL Pan Am ORG crash . Recapping the developments of this disturbing day in the Middle East LOC and the Arabian Peninsula LOC -- at least six CARDINAL American NORP sailors are dead , 11 CARDINAL still missing and 35 CARDINAL injured after what intelligence experts say was a well - planned terrorist bombing that ripped a 20 CARDINAL x 40 - foot QUANTITY hole in the Navy ORG destroyer " USS Cole " in the Yemeni NORP port of Aden GPE . The ship was there for refueling . President Clinton PERSON , vowing retaliation .
Kenneth J. Thygerson PERSON , who was named president of this thrift holding company in August DATE , resigned , citing personal reasons . Mr. Thygerson PERSON said he had planned to travel between the job in Denver GPE and his San Diego GPE home , but has found the commute too difficult to continue . A new president was n't named . British Aerospace PLC ORG and France GPE 's Thomson - CSF S.A. ORG said they are nearing an agreement to merge their guided - missile divisions , greatly expanding collaboration between the two CARDINAL defense contractors . The 50 - 50 CARDINAL joint venture , which may be dubbed Eurodynamics , would have combined annual DATE sales of at least # 1.4 billion MONEY -LRB- $ 2.17 billion MONEY -RRB- and would be among the world 's largest missile makers . After two years DATE of talks , plans for the venture are sufficiently advanced for the companies to seek French NORP and British NORP government clearance . The companies hope for a final agreement by year - end DATE . The venture would strengthen the rapidly growing ties between the two CARDINAL companies , and help make them a leading force in European NORP defense contracting .
In recent months DATE , a string of cross-border mergers and joint ventures have reshaped the once - balkanized world of European NORP arms manufacture . Already , British Aerospace ORG and French NORP government - controlled Thomson - CSF ORG collaborate on a British NORP missile contract and on an air - traffic control radar system . Just last week DATE they announced they may make a joint bid to buy Ferranti International Signal PLC ORG , a smaller British NORP defense contractor rocked by alleged accounting fraud at a U.S. GPE unit . The sudden romance of British Aerospace ORG and Thomson - CSF ORG -- traditionally bitter competitors for Middle East LOC and Third World weapons contracts -- is stirring controversy in Western Europe 's LOC defense industry . Most threatened by closer British Aerospace - Thomson ORG ties would be their respective national rivals , including Matra S.A. ORG in France GPE and Britain GPE 's General Electric Co. PLC ORG . But neither Matra ORG nor GEC ORG -- unrelated to Stamford GPE , Conn. GPE - based General Electric Co. ORG -- are sitting quietly by as their competitors join forces . Yesterday DATE , a source close to GEC ORG confirmed that his company may join the Ferranti ORG fight , as part of a possible consortium that would bid against British Aerospace ORG and Thomson - CSF ORG . Companies with which GEC ORG has had talks about a possible joint Ferranti ORG bid include Matra GPE , Britain GPE 's Dowty Group PLC ORG , West Germany 's GPE Daimler - Benz AG ORG , and France GPE 's Dassault ORG group . But it may be weeks DATE before GEC ORG and its potential partners decide whether to bid , the source indicated . GEC ORG plans first ORDINAL to study Ferranti ORG 's financial accounts , which auditors recently said included # 215 million MONEY in fictitious contracts at a U.S. GPE unit , International Signal & Control Group ORG , with which Ferranti ORG merged last year DATE .
Also , any GEC ORG bid might be blocked by British NORP antitrust regulators ; Ferranti ORG is GEC ORG 's main competitor on several key defense - electronics contracts , and its purchase by GEC ORG may heighten British Defense Ministry ORG worries about concentration in the country 's defense industry . A consortium bid , however , would diminish GEC ORG 's direct role in Ferranti ORG and might consequently appease ministry officials . A British Aerospace ORG spokeswoman appeared unperturbed by the prospect of a fight with GEC ORG for Ferranti ORG : " Competition is the name of the game , " she said . At least one potential GEC ORG partner , Matra ORG , insists it is n't interested in Ferranti ORG . " We have nothing to say about this affair , which does n't concern us , " a Matra ORG official said Sunday DATE . The missile venture , the British NORP Aerospace spokeswoman said , is a needed response to the " new environment " in defense contracting . For both Thomson PERSON and British Aerospace , earnings in their home markets have come under pressure from increasingly tight - fisted defense ministries ; and Middle East LOC sales , a traditional mainstay for both companies ' exports , have been hurt by five years DATE of weak oil prices . The venture 's importance for Thomson PERSON is great . Thomson PERSON feels the future of its defense business depends on building cooperation with other Europeans NORP . The European NORP defense industry is consolidating ; for instance , West Germany 's GPE Siemens AG ORG recently joined GEC ORG in a takeover of Britain GPE 's Plessey Co. ORG , and Daimler - Benz ORG agreed to buy Messerschmitt - Boelkow Blohm G.m.b . ORG H .
In missiles , Thomson PERSON is already overshadowed by British Aerospace ORG and by its home rival , France GPE 's Aerospatiale S.A. ORG ; to better compete , Thomson PERSON officials say , they need a partnership . To justify 50 - 50 CARDINAL ownership of the planned venture , Thomson PERSON would make a cash payment to British Aerospace ORG . Annual DATE revenue of British Aerospace 's ORG missile business is about # 950 million MONEY , a Thomson ORG spokesman said . British Aerospace 's ORG chief missile products include its 17 - year - old DATE family of Rapier surface - to - air missiles . Thomson PERSON missile products , with about half CARDINAL British Aerospace 's ORG annual DATE revenue , include the Crotale PERSON surface - to - air missile family . The following issues were recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ORG : American Cyanamid Co. ORG , offering of 1,250,000 CARDINAL common shares , via Merrill Lynch Capital Markets ORG . Limited Inc. ORG , offering of up to $ 300 million MONEY of debt securities and warrants . Nuveen California Performance Plus Municipal Fund Inc. ORG , initial offering of five million CARDINAL common shares , via Alex . Brown & Sons Inc. ORG , John Nuveen & Co. ORG , Prudential - Bache Capital Funding ORG , and Bateman Eichler PERSON , Hill Richards PERSON .
PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. ORG , proposed offering of 1.5 million CARDINAL common shares , of which 700,000 CARDINAL shares will be offered by PacifiCare ORG and 800,000 CARDINAL shares by UniHealth America Inc ORG . -LRB- PacifiCare ORG 's 71 % PERCENT -RRB- , via Dillon , Read & Co. Inc. ORG , Goldman , Sachs & Co. ORG and Dean Witter Reynolds Inc ORG . Pricor Inc. ORG , offering of one million CARDINAL new shares of common stock and 300,000 CARDINAL shares by holders , via Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. ORG and J.C. Bradford & Co ORG . Trans World Airlines Inc. ORG , offering of $ 150 million MONEY senior notes , via Drexel Burnham ORG . Pension funds , insurers and other behemoths of the investing world said they began scooping up stocks during Friday DATE 's market rout . And they plan to buy more today DATE . Rightly or wrongly , many giant institutional investors appear to be fighting the latest war by applying the lesson they learned in the October 1987 DATE crash : Buying at the bottom pays off . To be sure , big investors might put away their checkbooks in a hurry if stocks open sharply lower today DATE . They could still panic and bail out of the market . But their 1987 DATE performance indicates that they wo n't abandon stocks unless conditions get far worse .
" Last time , we got rewarded for going out and buying stocks when the panic was the worst , " said John W. Rogers PERSON , president of Chicago GPE - based Ariel Capital Management Inc. ORG , which manages $ 1.1 billion MONEY of stocks . Mr. Rogers PERSON spent half CARDINAL his cash on hand Friday DATE for " our favorite stocks that have fallen apart . " He expects to invest the rest if the market weakens further . Denver GPE - based portfolio manager James Craig PERSON was n't daunted when Friday DATE 's rout shaved $ 40 million MONEY from the value of the $ 752 million MONEY Janus Fund ORG he oversees . " I waited to make sure all the program trades had kicked through , " he said . Then he jumped into the market : " I spent $ 30 million MONEY in the last half - hour . " Other money managers also opened their wallets . " I was buying at the close -LRB- Friday -RRB- and I 'll be buying again because I know we 're getting good value , " said Frederick A. Moran PERSON , president of Moran Asset Management Inc. ORG , Greenwich GPE , Conn GPE . " There is no justification on the fundamental level for this crash . "
Unlike mutual funds , which can be forced to sell stockholdings when investors rush to withdraw money , big investors such as pension funds and insurance companies can decide to ride out market storms without jettisoning stock . Most often , they do just that , because stocks have proved to be the best - performing long - term investment , attracting about $ 1 trillion MONEY from pension funds alone . " If you bought after the crash , you did very very well off the bottom , " said Stephen B. Timbers PERSON , chief investment officer of Chicago GPE - based Kemper Financial Services Inc ORG . The $ 56 billion MONEY California Public Employees Retirement System ORG , for one CARDINAL , added $ 1 billion MONEY to its stock portfolio two years ago DATE . " The last crash taught institutional investors that they have to be long - term holders , and that they ca n't react to short - term events , good or bad , " said Stephen L. Nesbitt PERSON , senior vice president for the pension consultants Wilshire Associates ORG in Santa Monica GPE , Calif GPE . " Those that pulled out -LRB- of stocks -RRB- regretted it , " he said , " so I doubt you 'll see any significant changes " in institutional portfolios as a result of Friday DATE 's decline . Stocks , as measured by the Standard & Poor 's ORG 500 CARDINAL - stock index , have been stellar performers this year DATE , rising 27.97 % PERCENT before Friday DATE 's plunge , excluding dividends . Even Friday DATE 's slump leaves investors ahead more than 20 % PERCENT , well above the annual DATE average for stocks over several decades DATE . " You could go down 400 CARDINAL points and still have a good year in the market , " said James D. Awad PERSON , president of New York GPE - based BMI Capital Corp ORG . Mr. Awad PERSON , however , worries that the market " could go down 800 CARDINAL or 900 CARDINAL points in the next few days DATE .
It can happen before you can turn around . " He said he discerns many parallels with 1987 DATE , including the emphasis on takeover stocks and the re-emergence of computerized program trading . " The only thing you do n't have , " he said , " is the ' portfolio insurance ' phenomenon overlaid on the rest . " Most institutional investors have abandoned the portfolio insurance hedging technique , which is widely thought to have worsened the 1987 DATE crash . Not really insurance , this tactic was designed to soften the blow of declining stock prices and generate an offsetting profit by selling waves of S&P ORG futures contracts . In its severest test , the $ 60 billion MONEY of portfolio insurance in effect in the 1987 DATE crash did n't work , as stock buyers disappeared and stock and futures prices became disconnected . Even without portfolio insurance , market conditions were grim Friday DATE , money managers said . Neil Weisman PERSON , whose New York GPE - based Chilmark Capital Partners ORG had converted 85 % PERCENT of its $ 220 million MONEY investment pool to cash in recent months DATE , said he was besieged by Wall Street firms Friday DATE asking him to take stock off their hands . " We got calls from big block houses asking us if we want to make bids on anything , " said Mr. Weisman PERSON , who , happy with his returns on investments chalked up earlier , declined the offers . Mr. Weisman PERSON predicts stocks will appear to stabilize in the next few days DATE before declining again , trapping more investors .
" I think it will be a rigor mortis rally , " he said . Meanwhile , Friday DATE brought a reprieve for money managers whose investment styles had put them at odds with the market rally . Especially gleeful were the short sellers , who have been pounded by this year DATE 's market climb . The shorts sell borrowed shares , hoping to profit by replacing them later at a lower price . The nation 's largest short - selling operation is Feshbach Brothers PERSON , Palo Alto GPE , Calif. GPE , which said last May DATE that its short positions had shown losses of 10 % PERCENT for the year DATE up to that point . All that now has changed . " We 're ahead for the year DATE because of Friday DATE , " said the firm 's Kurt Feshbach PERSON . " We 're not making a killing , but we had a good day . Japan GPE 's wholesale prices in September DATE rose 3.3 % PERCENT from a year earlier DATE and were up 0.4 % PERCENT from the previous month DATE , the Bank of Japan GPE announced Friday DATE .
The wholesale price index stood at 90.1 CARDINAL , compared with a 1985 DATE base of 100 CARDINAL . September DATE 's steep rise in producer prices shows that inflation still persists , and the pessimism over interest rates caused by the new price data contributed to the stock market 's plunge Friday DATE . After falling for three consecutive months DATE , the producer price index for finished goods shot up 0.9 % PERCENT last month DATE , the Labor Department ORG reported Friday DATE , as energy prices jumped after tumbling through the summer . Although the report , which was released before the stock market opened , did n't trigger the 190.58 CARDINAL - point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average , analysts said it did play a role in the market 's decline . Analysts immediately viewed the price data , the grimmest inflation news in months DATE , as evidence that the Federal Reserve ORG was unlikely to allow interest rates to fall as many investors had hoped . Further fueling the belief that pressures in the economy were sufficient to keep the Fed ORG from easing credit , the Commerce Department ORG reported Friday DATE that retail sales grew 0.5 % PERCENT in September DATE , to $ 145.21 billion MONEY . That rise came on top of a 0.7 % PERCENT gain in August DATE , and suggested there is still healthy consumer demand in the economy . " I think the Friday DATE report , combined with the actions of the Fed ORG , weakened the belief that there was going to be an imminent easing of monetary policy , " said Robert Dederick PERSON , chief economist at Northern Trust Co. ORG in Chicago GPE . But economists were divided over the extent of the inflation threat signaled by the new numbers .
" The overall 0.9 % PERCENT increase is serious in itself , but what is even worse is that excluding food and energy , the producer price index still increased by 0.7 % PERCENT , " said Gordon Richards PERSON , an economist at the National Association of Manufacturers ORG . But Sung Won Sohn PERSON , chief economist at Norwest Corp. ORG in Minneapolis GPE , blamed rising energy prices and the annual DATE autumn increase in car prices for most of the September DATE jump . " I would say this is not bad news ; this is a blip , " he said . " The core rate is not really out of line . " All year , energy prices have skewed the producer price index , which measures changes in the prices producers receive for goods . Inflation unquestionably has fallen back from its torrid pace last winter DATE , when a steep run - up in world oil prices sent the index surging at double - digit annual DATE rates . Energy prices then plummeted through the summer , causing the index to decline for three consecutive months DATE . Overall , the index has climbed at a 5.1 % PERCENT compound annual DATE rate since the start of the year , the Labor Department ORG said . While far more restrained than the pace at the beginning of the year DATE , that is still a steeper rise than the 4.0 % PERCENT increase for all of 1988 DATE . Moreover , this year DATE 's good inflation news may have ended last month DATE , when energy prices zoomed up 6.5 % PERCENT after plunging 7.3 % PERCENT in August DATE .
Some analysts expect oil prices to remain relatively stable in the months ahead DATE , leaving the future pace of inflation uncertain . Analysts had expected that the climb in oil prices last month DATE would lead to a substantial rise in the producer price index , but the 0.9 % PERCENT climb was higher than most anticipated . " I think the resurgence -LCB- in inflation -RCB- is going to continue for a few months DATE , " said John Mueller PERSON , chief economist at Bell Mueller Cannon ORG , a Washington GPE economic forecasting firm . He predicted that inflation will moderate next year DATE , saying that credit conditions are fairly tight world - wide . But Dirk Van Dongen PERSON , president of the National Association of Wholesaler - Distributors ORG , said that last month 's DATE rise " is n't as bad an omen " as the 0.9 % PERCENT figure suggests . " If you examine the data carefully , the increase is concentrated in energy and motor vehicle prices , rather than being a broad - based advance in the prices of consumer and industrial goods , " he explained . Passenger car prices jumped 3.8 % PERCENT in September DATE , after climbing 0.5 % PERCENT in August DATE and declining in the late spring and summer DATE . Many analysts said the September DATE increase was a one CARDINAL - time event , coming as dealers introduced their 1990 DATE models . Although all the price data were adjusted for normal seasonal fluctuations , car prices rose beyond the customary autumn DATE increase . Prices for capital equipment rose a hefty 1.1 % PERCENT in September DATE , while prices for home electronic equipment fell 1.1 % PERCENT .
Food prices declined 0.6 % PERCENT , after climbing 0.3 % PERCENT in August DATE . Meanwhile , the retail sales report showed that car sales rose 0.8 % PERCENT in September DATE to $ 32.82 billion MONEY . But at least part of the increase could have come from higher prices , analysts said . Sales at general merchandise stores rose 1.7 % PERCENT after declining 0.6 % PERCENT in August DATE , while sales of building materials fell 1.8 % PERCENT after rising 1.7 % PERCENT . Producer prices for intermediate goods grew 0.4 % PERCENT in September DATE , after dropping for three consecutive months DATE . Prices for crude goods , an array of raw materials , jumped 1.1 % PERCENT after declining 1.9 % PERCENT in August DATE and edging up 0.2 % PERCENT in July DATE . Here are the Labor Department 's ORG producer price indexes -LRB- 1982 DATE = 100 CARDINAL -RRB- for September DATE , before seasonal adjustment , and the percentage changes from September , 1988 DATE . In response to your overly optimistic , outdated piece on how long unemployment lasts -LRB- People Patterns , Sept. 20 DATE -RRB- : I am in the communications field , above entry level . I was laid off in August 1988 DATE , and after a thorough and exhausting job search , was hired in August 1989 DATE .
My unemployment insurance ran out before I found a job ; I found cutbacks and layoffs in many companies . The statistics quoted by the " new " Census Bureau report -LRB- garnered from 1984 to 1986 DATE -RRB- are out of date , certainly as an average for the Northeast LOC , and possibly for the rest of the country . I think what bothered me most about the piece was that there seemed to be an underlying attitude to tell your readers all is well -- if you 're getting laid off do n't worry , and if you 're unemployed , it 's a seller 's market . To top it off , you captioned the graph showing the average number of months DATE in a job search as " Time Off WORK_OF_ART . " Are you kidding ? Looking for a job was one CARDINAL of the most anxious periods of my life -- and is for most people . Your paper needs a serious reality check . Reva Levin Cambridge PERSON , Mass GPE .
Gulf Resources & Chemical Corp. ORG said it agreed to pay $ 1.5 million MONEY as part of an accord with the Environmental Protection Agency ORG regarding an environmental cleanup of a defunct smelter the company formerly operated in Idaho GPE . In 1984 DATE the EPA ORG notified Gulf Resources ORG , which was a part - owner of the smelter , that it was potentially liable for sharing cleanup costs at the site under the federal Superfund LAW program . The 21 CARDINAL - square - mile area is contaminated with lead , zinc and other metals . Gulf Resources ORG earlier this year DATE proposed a reorganization plan that would make it a unit of a Bermuda NORP concern , potentially exempting it from liability for the smelter 's cleanup costs . The company said that as part of its agreement with the EPA ORG , it " made certain voluntary undertakings with respect to intercorporate transactions entered into after the reorganization . " The company , which issued a statement on the agreement late Friday , said that $ 1 million MONEY of the payment was previously provided for in its financial statements and that $ 500,000 MONEY will be recognized in its 1989 third - quarter DATE statement . The agreement and consent decree are subject to court approval , the company said . Gulf Resources ORG added that it " will seek to recover equitable contribution from others for both the amount of the settlement and any other liabilities it may incur under the Superfund LAW law . " Under the agreement , Gulf LOC must give the U.S. GPE government 45 days ' DATE advance written notice before issuing any dividends on common stock . The company 's net worth can not fall below $ 185 million MONEY after the dividends are issued .
" The terms of that agreement only become effective the date of Gulf LOC 's reorganization , which we anticipate will occur sometime in early 1990 DATE , " said Lawrence R. Mehl PERSON , Gulf GPE 's general counsel . In addition , Gulf LOC must give the government 20 days ' DATE advance written notice of any loans exceeding $ 50 million MONEY that are made to the Bermuda NORP - based holding company . Gulf LOC 's net worth after those transaction must be at least $ 150 million MONEY . Separately , the company said it expects to hold a special meeting for shareholders in early 1990 DATE to vote on its proposed reorganization . CONCORDE ORG trans-Atlantic flights are $ 2,400 MONEY to Paris GPE and $ 3,200 MONEY to London GPE . In a Centennial Journal ORG article Oct. 5 DATE , the fares were reversed . The Bush PERSON administration , trying to blunt growing demands from Western Europe LOC for a relaxation of controls on exports to the Soviet bloc , is questioning whether Italy GPE 's Ing GPE . C. Olivetti & Co. ORG supplied militarily valuable technology to the Soviets NORP . Most of the Western European members of Coordinating Committee on Multilateral Export Controls ORG , the unofficial forum through which the U.S. GPE and its allies align their export - control policies , are expected to argue for more liberal export rules at a meeting to be held in Paris GPE Oct. 25 DATE and 26 CARDINAL .
They plan to press specifically for a relaxation of rules governing exports of machine tools , computers and other high - technology products . But the Bush PERSON administration says it wants to see evidence that all Cocom ORG members are complying fully with existing export - control procedures before it will support further liberalization . To make its point , it is challenging the Italian NORP government to explain reports that Olivetti ORG may have supplied the Soviet Union GPE with sophisticated computer - driven devices that could be used to build parts for combat aircraft . The London Sunday Times , which first ORDINAL reported the U.S. GPE concerns , cited a U.S. GPE intelligence report as the source of the allegations that Olivetti ORG exported $ 25 million MONEY in " embargoed , state - of - the - art , flexible manufacturing systems to the Soviet NORP aviation industry . " Olivetti ORG reportedly began shipping these tools in 1984 DATE . A State Department ORG spokesman acknowledged that the U.S. GPE is discussing the allegations with the Italian NORP government and Cocom ORG , but declined to confirm any details . Italian NORP President Francesco Cossiga PERSON promised a quick investigation into whether Olivetti ORG broke Cocom ORG rules . President Bush PERSON called his attention to the matter during the Italian NORP leader 's visit here last week DATE . Olivetti ORG has denied that it violated Cocom ORG rules , asserting that the reported shipments were properly licensed by the Italian NORP authorities . Although the legality of these sales is still an open question , the disclosure could n't be better timed to support the position of export - control hawks in the Pentagon FAC and the intelligence community .
" It seems to me that a story like this breaks just before every important Cocom ORG meeting , " said a Washington GPE lobbyist for a number of U.S. GPE computer companies . The Bush PERSON administration has sent conflicting signals about its export - control policies , reflecting unhealed divisions among several competing agencies . Last summer DATE , Mr. Bush PERSON moved the administration in the direction of gradual liberalization when he told a North Atlantic Treaty Organization LOC meeting that he would allow some exceptions to the Cocom ORG embargo of strategic goods . But more recently , the Pentagon FAC and the Commerce Department ORG openly feuded over the extent to which Cocom ORG should liberalize exports of personal computers to the bloc . However , these agencies generally agree that the West LOC should be cautious about any further liberalization . " There 's no evidence that the Soviet NORP program to -LRB- illegally -RRB- acquire Western NORP technology has diminished , " said a State Department ORG spokesman . CBS Inc. ORG is cutting " The Pat Sajak Show PERSON " down to one hour from its current 90 minutes TIME . CBS ORG insisted the move was n't a setback for the program , which is the network 's first ORDINAL entry into the late - night talk show format since 1972 DATE . " I have every intention of making this the best possible show and having it run one hour is the best way to it , " said Rod Perth PERSON , who was named vice president of late night entertainment in TIME August DATE .
" This will raise the energy level of the show . " CBS ORG will continue to program action - adventure shows to follow the Sajak hour . But CBS News ORG will extend its four - hour " Nightwatch TIME " by 30 minutes TIME and begin at 1:30 a.m . TIME The show , despite a promising start , has slipped badly in the weekly DATE ratings as compiled by A.C. Nielsen Co. ORG , finishing far below " Tonight " WORK_OF_ART on NBC ORG , a unit of General Electric Co. ORG , and " Nightline " on ABC - TV ORG , a unit of Capital Cities / ABC Inc ORG . Further fractioning the late - night audience is the addition of the " Arsenio Hall Show , " syndicated by Paramount Communications Inc ORG . Just when it seemed safe to go back into stocks , Wall Street suffered another severe attack of nerves . Does this signal another Black Monday is coming ? Or is this an extraordinary buying opportunity , just like Oct. 19 , 1987 DATE , eventually turned out to be ? Here 's what several leading market experts and money managers say about Friday DATE 's action , what happens next and what investors should do .
Joseph Granville PERSON . " I 'm the only one who said there would be an October DATE massacre , all through late August and DATE September DATE , " says Mr. Granville PERSON , once a widely followed market guru and still a well - known newsletter writer . " Everyone will tell you that this time is different from 1987 DATE , " he says . " Well , in some ways it is different , but technically it is just the same . If you 're a technician , you obey the signals . Right now they 're telling me to get the hell out and stay out . I see no major support until 2200 DATE . I see a possibility of going to 2200 this month DATE . " Mr. Granville PERSON says he would n't even think of buying until at least 600 to 700 CARDINAL stocks have hit 52 - week DATE lows ; about 100 stocks hit new lows Friday DATE . " Most people , " he says , " have no idea what a massacre pattern looks like . "
Elaine Garzarelli PERSON . A quantitative analyst with Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. ORG , Ms. Garzarelli PERSON had warned clients to take their money out of the market before the 1987 DATE crash . Friday DATE 's big drop , she says , " was not a crash . This was an October DATE massacre " like those that occurred in 1978 and 1979 DATE . Now , as in those two years DATE , her stock market indicators are positive . So she thinks the damage will be short - lived and contained . " Those corrections lasted one CARDINAL to four weeks and took the market 10%-12 % down , " she says . " This is exactly the same thing , as far as I 'm concerned . " Thus , she says , if the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped below 2450 DATE , " It would just be a fluke . My advice is to buy . "
As she calculates it , the average stock now sells for about 12.5 CARDINAL times companies ' earnings . She says that ratio could climb to 14.5 CARDINAL , given current interest rates , and still be within the range of " fair value . " Ned Davis PERSON . Friday DATE 's fall marks the start of a bear market , says Mr. Davis PERSON , president of Ned Davis Research Inc ORG . But Mr. Davis PERSON , whose views are widely respected by money managers , says he expects no 1987 DATE - style crash . " There was a unique combination in 1987 DATE , " he says . " Margin debt was at a record high . There was tremendous public enthusiasm for stock mutual funds . The main thing was portfolio insurance , " a mechanical trading system intended to protect an investor against losses . " A hundred billion dollars MONEY in stock was subject " to it .
In 1987 DATE , such selling contributed to a snowball effect . Today could even be an up day , Mr. Davis PERSON says , if major brokerage firms agree to refrain from program trading . Over the next several months DATE , though , he says things look bad . " I think the market will be heading down into November DATE , " he says . " We will probably have a year - end DATE rally , and then go down again . Sort of a two CARDINAL - step bear market . " He expects the downturn to carry the Dow Jones Industrial Average down to around 2000 sometime next year DATE . " That would be a normal bear market , " he says . " I guess that 's my forecast . " Leon G. Cooperman PERSON .
" I do n't think the market is going through another October ' 87 CARDINAL . I do n't think that 's the case at all , " says Mr. Cooperman PERSON , a partner at Goldman , Sachs & Co. ORG and chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management ORG . Mr. Cooperman PERSON sees this as a good time to pick up bargains , but he does n't think there 's any need to rush . " I expect the market to open weaker Monday DATE , but then it should find some stability . " He ticks off several major differences between now and two years ago DATE . Unlike 1987 DATE , interest rates have been falling this year DATE . Unlike 1987 DATE , the dollar has been strong . And unlike 1987 DATE , the economy does n't appear to be in any danger of overheating . But the economy 's slower growth this year DATE also means the outlook for corporate profits " is n't good , " he says . " So it 's a very mixed bag . "
Thus , he concludes , " This is not a good environment to be fully invested " in stocks . " If I had come into Friday DATE on margin or with very little cash in the portfolios , I would not do any buying . But we came into Friday DATE with a conservative portfolio , so I would look to do some modest buying " on behalf of clients . " We 're going to look for some of the better - known companies that got clocked " Friday DATE . John Kenneth Galbraith PERSON . " This is the latest manifestation of the capacity of the financial community for recurrent insanity , " says Mr. Galbraith PERSON , an economist . " I see this as a reaction to the whole junk bond explosion , " he says . " The explosion of junk bonds and takeovers has lodged a lot of insecure securities in the hands of investors and loaded the corporations that are the objects of takeovers or feared takeovers with huge amounts of debt rather than equity . This has both made investors uneasy and the corporations more vulnerable . " Nevertheless , he says a depression does n't appear likely .
" There is more resiliency in the economy at large than we commonly suppose , " he says . " It takes more error now to have a major depression than back in the Thirties -- much as the financial community and the government may try . " Mario Gabelli PERSON . New York GPE money manager Mario Gabelli PERSON , an expert at spotting takeover candidates , says that takeovers are n't totally gone . " Companies are still going to buy companies around the world , " he says . Examples are " Ford PERSON looking at Jaguar ORG , BellSouth looking at LIN Broadcasting ORG . " These sorts of takeovers do n't require junk bonds or big bank loans to finance them , so Mr. Gabelli PERSON figures they will continue . " The market was up 35 % PERCENT since -LCB- President -RCB- Bush PERSON took office , " Mr. Gabelli PERSON says , so a correction was to be expected . He thinks another crash is " unlikely , " and says he was " nibbling at " selected stocks during Friday DATE 's plunge . " Stocks that were thrown out just on an emotional basis are a great opportunity -LCB- this -RCB- week for guys like me , " he says .
Jim Rogers PERSON . " It seems to me that this is the pin that has finally pricked the balloon , " says Mr. Rogers PERSON , a professor of finance at Columbia University ORG and former co-manager of one CARDINAL of the most successful hedge funds in history , Quantum Fund ORG . He sees " economic problems , financial problems " ahead for the U.S. GPE , with a fairly strong possibility of a recession . " Friday DATE you could n't sell dollars , " he says . Dealers " would give you a quote , but then refuse to make the trade . " If the dollar stays weak , he says , that will add to inflationary pressures in the U.S. GPE and make it hard for the Federal Reserve Board ORG to ease interest rates very much . Mr. Rogers PERSON wo n't decide what to do today until he sees how the London GPE and Tokyo GPE markets go . He recommends that investors sell takeover - related stocks , but hang on to some other stocks -- especially utilities , which often do well during periods of economic weakness . Frank Curzio PERSON . Many people now claim to have predicted the 1987 DATE crash .
Queens ORG newsletter writer Francis X. Curzio PERSON actually did it : He stated in writing in September 1987 DATE that the Dow Jones Industrial Average was likely to decline about 500 CARDINAL points the following month DATE . Mr. Curzio PERSON says what happens now will depend a good deal on the Federal Reserve Board ORG . If it promptly cuts the discount rate it charges on loans to banks , he says , " That could quiet things down . " If not , " We could go to 2200 very soon . " Frank W. Terrizzi PERSON . Stock prices " would still have to go down some additional amount before we become positive on stocks , " says Mr. Terrizzi PERSON , president and managing director of Renaissance Investment Management Inc. ORG in Cincinnati GPE . Renaissance ORG , which manages about $ 1.8 billion MONEY , drew stiff criticism from many clients earlier this year DATE because it pulled entirely out of stocks at the beginning of the year DATE and thus missed a strong rally . Renaissance ORG is keeping its money entirely in cash equivalents , primarily U.S. Treasury ORG bills . " T - bills probably are the right place to be , " he says .
Information International Inc. ORG said it was sued by a buyer of its computerized newspaper - publishing system , alleging that the company failed to correct deficiencies in the system . A spokesman for Information International ORG said the lawsuit by two CARDINAL units of Morris Communications Corp. ORG seeks restitution of the system 's about $ 3 million MONEY purchase price and cancellation of a software license provided by the Morris PERSON units to Information International ORG for alleged failure to pay royalties . Information International ORG said it believes that the complaints , filed in federal court in Georgia GPE , are without merit . Closely held Morris Communications ORG is based in Augusta GPE , Ga GPE . The units that filed the suit are Southeastern Newspapers Corp. ORG and Florida Publishing Co ORG . Sharp ORG increases in the price of fresh produce caused Spain GPE 's September DATE consumer price index to shoot up 1.1 % PERCENT from the previous month DATE , pushing the annual rate of inflation to 6.8 % PERCENT , the National Institute of Statistics ORG said Friday DATE . The monthly DATE increase is the highest recorded in the past four years DATE . The index , which registered 156.8 CARDINAL at the end of September DATE , has a base of 100 CARDINAL set in 1983 DATE and is n't seasonally DATE adjusted . Prices have risen 5.9 % PERCENT in the first nine months of the year DATE , outstripping both the initial 3 % PERCENT inflation goal set by the government of Socialist ORG Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez PERSON and the second ORDINAL , revised goal of 5.8 % PERCENT .
The Treasury ORG plans to raise $ 175 million MONEY in new cash Thursday DATE by selling about $ 9.75 billion MONEY of 52 - week DATE bills and redeeming $ 9.58 billion MONEY of maturing bills . The bills will be dated Oct. 26 DATE and will mature Oct. 25 , 1990 DATE . They will be available in minimum denominations of $ 10,000 MONEY . Bids must be received by 1 p.m. EDT TIME Thursday DATE at the Treasury ORG or at Federal Reserve ORG banks or branches . This small Dallas GPE suburb 's got trouble . Trouble with a capital T and that rhymes with P and that stands for pool . More than 30 years ago DATE , Prof. Harold Hill PERSON , the con man in Meredith Willson 's " The Music Man , " warned the citizens of River City GPE , Iowa GPE , against the game . Now kindred spirits on Addison 's town council have barred the town 's fanciest hotel , the Grand Kempinski FAC , from installing three CARDINAL free pool tables in its new lounge .
Mayor Lynn Spruill PERSON and two CARDINAL members of the council said they were worried about setting a precedent that would permit pool halls along Addison 's main street . And the mayor , in an admonition that bears a rhythmic resemblance to Prof. Hill PERSON 's , warned that " alcohol leads to betting , which leads to fights . " The council 's action is yet another blow to a sport that its fans claim has been maligned unjustly for years DATE . " Obviously they 're not in touch with what 's going on , " says Tom Manske PERSON , vice president of the National Pocket Billiards Association ORG . Pool is hot in New York GPE and Chicago GPE , he insists , where " upscale , suit - and - tie places " are adding tables . With today 's tougher drunk driving laws , he adds , " people do n't want to just sit around and drink . " Besides , rowdy behavior seems unlikely at the Grand Kempinski FAC , where rooms average $ 200 MONEY a night and the cheap mixed drinks go for $ 3.50 MONEY a pop . At the lounge , manager Elizabeth Dyer PERSON wo n't admit patrons in jeans , T - shirts or tennis shoes . But a majority of the Addison council did n't buy those arguments . Introducing pool , argued Councilwoman Riley Reinker PERSON , would be " dangerous .
It would open a can of worms . " Addison is no stranger to cans of worms , either . After its previous mayor committed suicide last year DATE , an investigation disclosed that town officials regularly voted on their own projects , gave special favors to developer friends and dipped into the town 's coffers for trips and retreats . The revelations embarrassed town officials , although they argued that the problems were n't as severe as the media suggested . Now comes the pool flap . " I think there 's some people worried about something pretty ridiculous , " Councilman John Nolan PERSON says . " I thought this was all taken care of in ' The Music Man . Time magazine , in a move to reduce the costs of wooing new subscribers , is lowering its circulation guarantee to advertisers for the second consecutive year DATE , increasing its subscription rates and cutting back on merchandise giveaways . In an announcement to its staff last week DATE , executives at Time Warner Inc. 's ORG weekly DATE magazine said Time ORG will " dramatically de-emphasize " its use of electronic giveaways such as telephones in television subscription drives ; cut the circulation it guarantees advertisers by 300,000 CARDINAL , to four million CARDINAL ; and increase the cost of its annual DATE subscription rate by about $ 4 to $ 55 MONEY .
In a related development , the news - weekly , for the fourth year DATE in a row , said it wo n't increase its advertising rates in 1990 DATE ; a full , four CARDINAL - color page in the magazine costs about $ 120,000 MONEY . However , because the guaranteed circulation base is being lowered , ad rates will be effectively 7.5 % PERCENT higher per subscriber , according to Richard Heinemann PERSON , Time associate publisher . Time is following the course of some other mass - circulation magazines that in recent years DATE have challenged the publishing myth that maintaining artificially high , and expensive , circulations is the way to draw advertisers . In recent years DATE , Reader 's Digest ORG , New York Times Co. 's ORG McCall 's ORG , and most recently News Corp. 's ORG TV Guide , have cut their massive circulation rate bases to eliminate marginal circulation and hold down rates for advertisers . Deep discounts in subscriptions and offers of free clock radios and watches have become accepted forms of attracting new subscribers in the hyper-competitive world of magazine news - weeklies . But Time , as part of the more cost - conscious Time Warner ORG , wants to wean itself away from expensive gimmicks . Besides , Time executives think selling a news magazine with a clock radio is tacky . " Giveaways just give people the wrong image , " said Mr. Heinemann PERSON . " That perception takes the focus off the magazine . " Time magazine executives predictably paint the circulation cut as a show of strength and actually a benefit to advertisers .
" What we are doing is screening out the readers who are only casually related to the magazine and do n't really read it , " said Mr. Heinemann PERSON . " We are trying to create quality and involvement . " However , Time executives used the same explanation when in October 1988 DATE the magazine cut its guaranteed circulation from 4.6 million CARDINAL to 4.3 million CARDINAL . And Time ORG 's paid circulation , according to Audit Bureau of Circulations ORG , dropped 7.3 % PERCENT to 4,393,237 CARDINAL in the six months ended June 30 , 1989 DATE . Still , Time 's move is being received well , once again . " It 's terrific for advertisers to know the reader will be paying more , " said Michael Drexler PERSON , national media director at Bozell Inc. ORG ad agency . " A few drops in circulation are of no consequence . It 's not a show of weakness ; they are improving the quality of circulation while insuring their profits . " Mr. Heinemann PERSON said the changes represent a new focus in the magazine industry : a magazine 's net revenue per subscriber , or the actual revenue from subscribers after discounts and the cost of premiums have been stripped away . " The question is how much are we getting from each reader , " said Mr. Heinemann PERSON .
Time 's rivals news - weeklies , Washington Post Co. 's ORG Newsweek ORG and U.S. News & World Report ORG , are less reliant on electronic giveaways , and in recent years DATE both have been increasing their circulation rate bases . Both magazines are expected to announce their ad rates and circulation levels for 1990 DATE within a month DATE . Chase Manhattan Bank ORG Chairman Willard Butcher PERSON is a conservative banker and a loyal Republican NORP , but on Friday DATE morning he had few kind words for President Bush PERSON 's economic policy - making . " There are some very significant issues out there , such as the fiscal deficit , the trade deficit , our relations with Japan GPE , that have to be the subject of major initiatives , " he said in an interview . " I 'd like to see that initiative , and I have n't . There is n't a big shot , an agenda . " A few hours later TIME , the stock market dropped 190 CARDINAL points . Politicians tried to finger each other for the blame , although many analysts doubt that Washington GPE was singly responsible for Wall Street 's woes . But Mr. Butcher PERSON 's comments make one CARDINAL thing clear : Some on Wall Street wonder if anyone is in charge of economic policy .
Consider this : -- By 11:59 p.m. tonight TIME , President Bush PERSON must order $ 16 billion MONEY of automatic , across - the - board cuts in government spending to comply with the Gramm - Rudman LAW budget law . The cuts are necessary because Congress ORG and the administration have failed to reach agreement on a deficit - cutting bill . " We simply do n't have strong leadership to try to reduce the deficit and make tough choices , " House Budget Committee ORG Chairman Leon Panetta PERSON -LRB- D. NORP , Calif . GPE -RRB- said yesterday DATE on NBC News 's ORG " Meet the Press WORK_OF_ART . " -- For the last two weeks DATE , the Bush PERSON administration and the Federal Reserve ORG have been engaged in a semi-public battle over international economic policy . The administration has been trying to push the dollar lower ; the Fed ORG has been resisting . " One of the things that continues to worry me is this monetary warfare between the Treasury Department ORG and the Federal Reserve Board ORG , " said Lawrence Kudlow PERSON , a Bear , Stearns & Co. ORG economist , on ABC ORG 's " This Week . " -- The administration has sent out confusing signals about its response to a recent spate of airline takeovers . Last month DATE , Transportation ORG Secretary Sam Skinner PERSON forced Northwest Airlines ORG to reduce a stake held by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines ORG . But he has since run into opposition from the Treasury ORG and the White House ORG over that decision .
And he has kept mum on how his decision might affect a bid for United Airlines ORG , which includes a big stake by British Airways PLC ORG . Some analysts say uncertainty about Washington GPE 's anti-takeover policy was one CARDINAL reason that financing for the United Airlines ORG takeover fell through -- the event that triggered the market drop . In many ways , the backdrop to Friday DATE 's stock decline is eerily similar to that of October 1987 's DATE 508 CARDINAL - point crash . Then , as now , the budget debate was behind schedule and automatic spending cuts were within days DATE of taking hold . The Treasury ORG was locked in a battle over international economic policy , although at that time it was with West German NORP officials rather than the Federal Reserve ORG . And concern about official actions aimed at takeovers -- then by the tax - writing House Ways and Means Committee rather than the Transportation Department ORG -- were making markets nervous . The 1987 DATE crash brought the Reagan PERSON administration and Democratic NORP lawmakers to the table for the first ORDINAL budget summit , resulting in a two - year DATE plan to reduce the deficit by more than $ 76 billion MONEY -- even though the deficit actually rose by nearly $ 12 billion MONEY during that period . But , barring further drops in the market this week DATE , a similar outcome does n't seem likely this year DATE . Lawmakers and administration officials agree that Friday DATE 's drop , by itself , is n't enough to force both sides back to the table to try to reach a deficit - reduction agreement that would be more serious and more far - reaching than last spring 's DATE gimmick - ridden plan , which still is n't fully implemented . One CARDINAL of the biggest reasons that new talks are n't likely to come about is that , as everyone learned in 1987 DATE , the economy and the market can survive a one - day DATE 508 CARDINAL - point tumble .
" Everybody thought we were looking at a repetition of 1929 DATE , that we were looking at a recession , " Rep. Panetta PERSON said yesterday DATE in an interview . " That did not happen . They learned they could survive it without much problem . " But administration officials privately agree with Mr. Panetta PERSON , who said a precipitous drop this week DATE " is going to force the president and Congress ORG to take a much harder look at fiscal policy . " In that case , there will be plenty of blame to go around . " There is an underlying concern on the part of the American NORP people -- and there should be - that the administration has not gone far enough in cutting this deficit and that Congress ORG has been unwilling to cut what the administration asked us to cut , " said Senate Finance Committee ORG Chairman Lloyd Bentsen PERSON -LRB- D. NORP , Texas GPE -RRB- . Nevertheless , it clearly will take more than Friday DATE 's 190 CARDINAL - point decline to overcome the bitter feelings that have developed between lawmakers and White House Budget ORG Director Richard Darman PERSON over the capital - gains fight . Hill Democrats PERSON are particularly angry over Mr. Bush PERSON 's claim that the capital - gains cut was part of April DATE 's budget accord and his insistence on combining it with the deficit - reduction legislation . " There is no prospect of any so - called grand compromise or deal next year DATE because the administration simply did n't live up to this year DATE 's deal , " Senate ORG Majority Leader George Mitchell PERSON -LRB- D. NORP , Maine GPE -RRB- said yesterday DATE on CBS News 's ORG " Face the Nation WORK_OF_ART . " During last week 's DATE maneuverings on the deficit - cutting bill and the capital - gains issue , there were signs that Senate ORG Republicans NORP and the administration were at odds .
At the very moment that Senate ORG Republicans NORP were negotiating a deal to exclude capital gains from the deficit - reduction legislation , White House ORG spokesman Marlin Fitzwater PERSON told reporters that it was the president 's policy to include it . When an agreement was reached to strip capital gains from the legislation , Oregon GPE Sen. Bob Packwood PERSON , the ranking GOP ORG member of the tax - writing Senate Finance Committee ORG , hailed it . Asked if the administration agreed , he curtly replied : " The adminstration will have to speak for itself . " Friday DATE 's market tumble could spur action on reconciling the House ORG and Senate ORG versions of the deficit - reduction measure , a process that is n't expected to begin until tomorrow DATE at the soonest . Senate ORG Republicans NORP expressed the hope that the House ORG would follow the lead of the Senate ORG , which on Friday DATE agreed to drop a variety of spending measures and tax breaks that would have increased the fiscal 1990 DATE deficit . " The market needs a strong signal that we 're serious about deficit reduction , and the best way to do that is for the House of Representatives ORG to strip their bill " of similar provisions , Sen. Warren Rudman PERSON -LRB- R. NORP , N.H . GPE -RRB- . said yesterday DATE . The White House Office of Management and Budget ORG , whose calculations determine whether the Gramm - Rudman LAW targets are met , estimated that the House ORG - passed deficit - reduction measure would cut the fiscal 1990 shortfall by $ 6.2 billion MONEY , almost half CARDINAL of the Congressional Budget Office 's ORG estimate of $ 11.0 billion MONEY . Rep. Panetta PERSON said that OMB ORG 's figure would still be enough to avoid permanent across - the - board cuts , but added : " We 're getting very close to the margins here . " No one in Washington GPE was willing to take the blame for provoking Friday DATE 's drop in the stock market . But some players were quick to seize the moment .
Before the sun had set on Friday DATE , Richard Rahn PERSON , the supply - side chief economist of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ORG , issued a statement attributing the drop in stock prices to the Senate ORG decision to postpone action on capital gains . " Investors , who had been holding assets in anticipation of a more favorable time to sell , were spooked , " he said . " There have been many preposterous reasons advanced to support a capital - gains tax cut , " Sen. Mitchell PERSON said during his television appearance , " but I suggest that is perhaps more than any of the others . Quest Medical Inc. ORG said it adopted a shareholders ' rights plan in which rights to purchase shares of common stock will be distributed as a dividend to shareholders of record as of Oct. 23 DATE . The company said the plan was n't adopted in response to any known offers for Quest , a maker and marketer of hospital products . The rights allow shareholders to purchase Quest stock at a discount if any person or group acquires more than 15 % PERCENT of the company 's common stock or announces a tender offer . Ideal Basic Industries Inc. ORG said its directors reached an agreement in principle calling for HOFI North America Inc. ORG to combine its North American NORP cement holdings with Ideal in a transaction that will leave Ideal 's minority shareholders with 12.8 % PERCENT of the combined company . HOFI ORG , the North American NORP holding company of Swiss NORP concern Holderbank Financiere Glaris Ltd. ORG , previously proposed combining its 100 % PERCENT stake in St. Lawrence Cement Inc. ORG and its 60 % PERCENT stake in Dundee Cement Co. ORG with its 67 % PERCENT stake in Ideal .
But HOFI ORG 's first ORDINAL offer would have given Ideal 's other shareholders about 10 % PERCENT of the combined company . Ideal 's directors rejected that offer , although they said they endorsed the merger proposal . Under the agreement , HOFI ORG will own 87.2 % PERCENT of the combined company . Ideal 's current operations will represent about 39.2 % PERCENT of the combined company . The transaction is subject to a definitive agreement and approval by Ideal shareholders . Ideal said it expects to complete the transaction early next year DATE . The West German NORP retailer ASKO Deutsche Kaufhaus AG ORG plans to challenge the legality of a widely employed anti-takeover defense of companies in the Netherlands GPE . The eventual court decision could become a landmark in Dutch NORP corporate law because the lawsuit ASKO plans to file would be the first ORDINAL to challenge the entire principle and practice of companies issuing voting preferred shares to management - controlled trusts to dilute voting power of common stockholders . Up to now only specific aspects of these defenses have been challenged , though unsuccessfully , ASKO 's Dutch NORP lawyers noted .
Should the courts uphold the validity of this type of defense , ASKO will then ask the court to overturn such a vote - diluting maneuver recently deployed by Koninklijke Ahold NV ORG . ASKO says the Dutch NORP - based international food retailer had n't reasonable grounds to issue preferred stock to a friendly trust and thus dilute the worth and voting power of ASKO and other shareholders . Speaking through its Dutch NORP lawyers , ASKO also disclosed it holds a 15 % PERCENT stake in Ahold . It was previously thought ASKO held a 13.6 % PERCENT stake that was accumulated since July DATE . A spokesman for Ahold said his company is confident of its own position and the propriety of the preferred - share issue . He termed ASKO 's legal actions as " unproductive " to international cooperation among European NORP retailers . Ports of Call Inc. ORG reached agreements to sell its remaining seven CARDINAL aircraft to buyers that were n't disclosed . The agreements bring to a total of nine CARDINAL the number of planes the travel company has sold this year DATE as part of a restructuring . The company said a portion of the $ 32 million MONEY realized from the sales will be used to repay its bank debt and other obligations resulting from the currently suspended air - charter operations .
Earlier the company announced it would sell its aging fleet of Boeing Co. ORG 707s because of increasing maintenance costs . Alan Seelenfreund PERSON , 52 years old DATE , was named chairman of this processor of prescription claims , succeeding Thomas W. Field Jr. PERSON , 55 DATE , who resigned last month DATE . Mr. Field PERSON also had been chairman of McKesson Corp. ORG , resigning that post after a dispute with the board over corporate strategy . Mr. Seelenfreund PERSON is executive vice president and chief financial officer of McKesson and will continue in those roles . PCS ORG also named Rex R. Malson PERSON , 57 DATE , executive vice president at McKesson ORG , as a director , filling the seat vacated by Mr. Field PERSON . Messrs. Malson PERSON and Seelenfreund are directors of McKesson , which has an 86 % PERCENT stake in PCS ORG . A group of Arby 's ORG franchisees said they formed an association to oppose Miami Beach GPE financier Victor Posner 's PERSON control of the restaurant chain . The decision is the latest move in an escalating battle between the franchisees and Mr. Posner PERSON that began in August DATE .
At the time , a group called R.B. Partners Ltd. ORG , consisting of eight CARDINAL of Arby 's ORG largest franchisees , offered more than $ 200 million MONEY to buy Arby 's Inc. ORG , which is part of DWG Corp ORG . DWG ORG is a holding company controlled by Mr. Posner PERSON . One week later DATE , Leonard H. Roberts PERSON , president and chief executive officer of Arby 's ORG , was fired in a dispute with Mr. Posner PERSON . Friday DATE , 42 CARDINAL franchisees announced the formation of an association -- called A.P. Association Inc. ORG -- to " preserve the integrity of the Arby 's system . " The franchisees , owners or operators of 1,000 CARDINAL of the 1,900 CARDINAL franchised Arby 's ORG in the U.S. GPE , said : " We have concluded that continued control of Arby 's ORG by Victor Posner PERSON is totally unacceptable to us , because it is extremely likely to cause irreparable damage to the Arby 's ORG system . We support all efforts to remove Victor Posner PERSON from control of Arby 's Inc. ORG and the Arby 's ORG system . " The group said it would consider , among other things , withholding royalty payments and initiating a class - action lawsuit seeking court approval for the withholdings . In Florida GPE , Renee Mottram PERSON , a senior vice president at DWG ORG , responded : " We do n't think any individual or group should disrupt a winning system or illegally interfere with existing contractual relationships for their own self - serving motives . The real estate slump that 's pushing down the price of New York GPE office space and housing is also affecting the city 's retail real estate market .
In Manhattan GPE , once - desirable store sites sit vacant and newly constructed space has been slow to fill . Retail real estate brokers say tenants are reluctant to sign leases because of uncertainty about the local economy , turmoil in their own industries and a belief that rents have not yet hit bottom . " There is an unbelievable amount of space available , " says Faith Consolo PERSON , senior vice president at Garrick - Aug Associates Store Leasing Inc ORG . There are about 2,000 CARDINAL stores for rent , up from a more typical range of 1,200 CARDINAL to 1,500 CARDINAL . " This further confuses retailers , " she says . " They wonder should they sign a lease if prices are still coming down ? Is this the wrong time to open a store ? Who is going to be in the space next door ? " In addition , Ms. Consolo PERSON says , tenants usually can negotiate to pay rents that are about one - quarter lower than landlords ' initial asking price . A handful of hot retail locations , such as the 57th Street and Madison and Fifth Avenue GPE areas , have been able to sustain what many see as astronomical rents .
And , in some neighborhoods , rents have merely hit a plateau . But on average , Manhattan GPE retail rents have dropped 10 % to 15 % PERCENT in the past six months alone DATE , experts say . That follows a more subtle decline in the prior six months DATE , after Manhattan GPE rents had run up rapidly since 1986 DATE . The same factors limiting demand for office space have affected retailing . " As businesses contract or depart , the number of employees who might use retail services shrinks , " says Edward A. Friedman PERSON , senior vice president of Helmsley Spear Inc ORG . He says financial problems plaguing electronics , fur and furniture companies -- key categories in the local retail economy -- have further deflated the market . Hardest hit are what he calls " secondary " sites that primarily serve neighborhood residents . In these locations , Mr. Friedman PERSON says , " Retailers are increasingly cautious about expanding and rents have remained steady or in some cases have declined . " Weakness in the restaurant industry , which is leaving retail space vacant , exacerbates the problem for landlords . It is also no comfort to landlords and small New York GPE retailers when the future of larger department stores , which anchor retail neighborhoods , are in doubt .
Hooker Corp. ORG , parent of Bonwit Teller ORG and B. Altman 's PERSON , is mired in bankruptcy proceedings and Bloomingdale 's ORG is for sale by its owner , Campeau Corp ORG . The trend toward lower rents may seem surprising given that some communities in New York GPE are bemoaning the loss of favorite local businesses to high rents . But , despite the recent softening , for many of these retailers there 's still been too big a jump from the rental rates of the late 1970s DATE , when their leases were signed . Certainly , the recent drop in prices does n't mean Manhattan GPE comes cheap . New York GPE retail rents still run well above the going rate in other U.S. GPE cities . Madison PERSON and Fifth Avenues LOC and East 57th Street can command rents of up to $ 500 MONEY a square foot , and $ 250 MONEY is not uncommon . The thriving 34th Street LOC area offers rents of about $ 100 MONEY a square foot , as do up - and - coming locations along lower Fifth Avenue LOC . By contrast , rentals in the best retail locations in Boston GPE , San Francisco GPE and Chicago GPE rarely top $ 100 MONEY a square foot . And rents on Beverly Hills ' GPE Rodeo Drive generally do n't exceed about $ 125 MONEY a square foot . The New York Stock Exchange ORG said two CARDINAL securities will begin trading this week DATE .
Precision Castparts Corp. ORG , Portland GPE , Ore. GPE , will begin trading with the symbol PCP . It makes investment castings and has traded over - the - counter . Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC ORG , an Edinburgh GPE , Scotland GPE , financial services company , will list American NORP depositary shares , representing preferred shares , with the symbol RBSPr . It will continue to trade on the International Stock Exchange ORG , London GPE . The American Stock Exchange ORG listed shares of two CARDINAL companies . AIM Telephones Inc. ORG , a Parsippany GPE , N.J. GPE , telecommunications equipment supply company , started trading with the symbol AIM . It had traded over - the - counter . Columbia Laboratories Inc. ORG , Miami GPE , began trading with the symbol COB . The pharmaceuticals maker had traded over - the - counter . The National Market System ORG of the Nasdaq ORG over - the - counter market listed shares of one CARDINAL company .
Employee Benefit Plans Inc. ORG , a Minneapolis GPE health - care services company , was listed with the symbol EBPI . James Robinson PERSON , 57 years old DATE , was elected president and chief executive officer of this maker of magnetic recording heads for disk drives . He has been president and chief executive officer of Amperex Electronics Corp. ORG , a division of North American Philips Corp. ORG , itself a subsidiary of N.V . Philips ORG of the Netherlands GPE . Charles J. Lawson Jr. PERSON , 68 DATE , who had been acting chief executive since June 14 DATE , will continue as chairman . The former president and chief executive , Eric W. Markrud PERSON , resigned in June DATE . Syms Corp. ORG completed the sale of its A. Sulka & Co. ORG subsidiary , a men 's luxury haberdashery , to Luxco Investments PERSON . Terms were n't disclosed . As Syms PERSON 's " core business of off - price retailing grows , a small subsidiary that is operationally unrelated becomes a difficult distraction , " said Marcy Syms PERSON , president of the parent , in a statement .
A spokeswoman said Sulka ORG operates a total of seven CARDINAL stores in the U.S. GPE and overseas . Syms operates 25 CARDINAL off - price apparel stores in the U.S. GPE . Kaufman & Broad Home Corp. ORG said it formed a $ 53.4 million MONEY limited partnership subsidiary to buy land in California GPE suitable for residential development . The partnership , Kaufman & Broad Land Development Venture Limited Partnership ORG , is a 50 - 50 CARDINAL joint venture with a trust created by institutional clients of Heitman Advisory Corp. ORG , a unit of Heitman Financial Corp. ORG , a real estate advisory , management and development company with offices in Chicago GPE and Beverly Hills GPE , Calif GPE . Kaufman & Broad ORG , a home building company , declined to identify the institutional investors . The land to be purchased by the joint venture has n't yet received zoning and other approvals required for development , and part of Kaufman & Broad 's ORG job will be to obtain such approvals . The partnership runs the risk that it may not get the approvals for development , but in return , it can buy land at wholesale rather than retail prices , which can result in sizable savings , said Bruce Karatz PERSON , president and chief executive officer of Kaufman & Broad ORG . " There are really very few companies that have adequate capital to buy properties in a raw state for cash . Typically , developers option property , and then once they get the administrative approvals , they buy it , " said Mr. Karatz PERSON , adding that he believes the joint venture is the first ORDINAL of its kind .
" We usually operate in that conservative manner . " By setting up the joint venture , Kaufman & Broad ORG can take the more aggressive approach of buying raw land , while avoiding the negative impacts to its own balance sheet , Mr. Karatz PERSON said . The company is putting up only 10 % PERCENT of the capital , although it is responsible for providing management , planning and processing services to the joint venture . " This is one CARDINAL of the best ways to assure a pipeline of land to fuel our growth at a minimum risk to our company , " Mr. Karatz PERSON said . Ford Motor Co. ORG said it acquired 5 % PERCENT of the shares in Jaguar PLC ORG . Jaguar ORG , the London Stock Exchange ORG and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ORG are being notified of the transactions , the company said . The U.S. Federal Trade Commission ORG advised Ford ORG last week DATE that it would n't raise any objection to the acquisition of as much as 15 % PERCENT of Jaguar ORG shares . The No. 2 CARDINAL auto maker disclosed last month DATE that it wants to buy as much as 15 % PERCENT of the British NORP luxury - car maker , the maximum allowed under current United Kingdom GPE government restrictions . General Motors Corp. ORG said it had discussed the possibility of a joint venture with Jaguar ORG before Ford ORG began buying shares .
GM ORG said it still is talking with Jaguar ORG about acquiring a minority interest . General Motors Corp. ORG , in a series of moves that angered union officials in the U.S. GPE and Canada GPE , has signaled that as many as five CARDINAL North American NORP assembly plants may not survive the mid-1990s DATE as the corporation struggles to cut its excess vehicle - making capacity . In announcements to workers late last week DATE , GM ORG effectively signed death notices for two CARDINAL full - sized van assembly plants , and cast serious doubt on the futures of three CARDINAL U.S. GPE car factories . GM ORG is under intense pressure to close factories that became unprofitable as the giant auto maker 's U.S. GPE market share skidded during the past decade DATE . The company , currently using about 80 % PERCENT of its North American NORP vehicle capacity , has vowed it will run at 100 % PERCENT of capacity by 1992 DATE . Just a month ago DATE , GM ORG announced it would make an aging assembly plant in Lakewood GPE , Ga. GPE , the eighth ORDINAL U.S. GPE assembly facility to close since 1987 DATE . Now , GM ORG appears to be stepping up the pace of its factory consolidation to get in shape for the 1990s DATE . One CARDINAL reason is mounting competition from new Japanese NORP car plants in the U.S. GPE that are pouring out more than one million CARDINAL vehicles a year at costs lower than GM ORG can match . Another is that United Auto Workers ORG union officials have signaled they want tighter no - layoff provisions in the new Big Three ORG national contract that will be negotiated next year DATE .
GM ORG officials want to get their strategy to reduce capacity and the work force in place before those talks begin . The problem , however , is that GM ORG 's moves are coming at a time when UAW ORG leaders are trying to silence dissidents who charge the union is too passive in the face of GM ORG layoffs . Against that backdrop , UAW ORG Vice President Stephen P. Yokich PERSON , who recently became head of the union 's GM ORG department , issued a statement Friday DATE blasting GM ORG 's " flagrant insensitivity " toward union members . The auto maker 's decision to let word of the latest shutdowns and product reassignments trickle out in separate communiques to the affected plants showed " disarray " and an " inability or unwillingness to provide consistent information , " Mr. Yokich PERSON said . GM ORG officials told workers late last week DATE of the following moves : Production of full - sized vans will be consolidated into a single plant in Flint GPE , Mich GPE . That means two CARDINAL plants -- one CARDINAL in Scarborough GPE , Ontario GPE , and the other in Lordstown GPE , Ohio GPE -- probably will be shut down after the end of 1991 DATE . The shutdowns will idle about 3,000 CARDINAL Canadian NORP assembly workers and about 2,500 CARDINAL workers in Ohio GPE . Robert White PERSON , Canadian Auto Workers ORG union president , used the impending Scarborough GPE shutdown to criticize the U.S. GPE - Canada GPE free trade agreement and its champion , Prime Minister Brian Mulroney PERSON . But Canadian NORP auto workers may benefit from a separate GM ORG move that affects three CARDINAL U.S. GPE car plants and one CARDINAL in Quebec GPE . Workers at plants in Van Nuys GPE , Calif. GPE , Oklahoma City GPE and Pontiac GPE , Mich. GPE , were told their facilities are no longer being considered to build the next generation of the Pontiac Firebird and Chevrolet ORG Camaro PERSON muscle cars .
GM ORG is studying whether it can build the new Camaro - Firebird ORG profitably at a plant in St. Therese GPE , Quebec GPE , company and union officials said . That announcement left union officials in Van Nuys GPE and Oklahoma City GPE uncertain about their futures . The Van Nuys ORG plant , which employs about 3,000 CARDINAL workers , does n't have a product to build after 1993 DATE . Jerry Shrieves PERSON , UAW ORG local president , said the facility was asked to draw up plans to continue working as a " flex plant , " which could build several different types of products on short notice to satisfy demand . At the Oklahoma City GPE plant , which employs about 6,000 CARDINAL workers building the eight - year - old DATE A - body mid-sized cars , Steve Featherston PERSON , UAW ORG local vice president , said the plant has no new product lined up , and " none of us knows " when the A - body cars will die . He said he believes GM ORG has plans to keep building A - body cars into the mid-1990s DATE . At Pontiac ORG , however , the Camaro - Firebird decision appears to erase UAW ORG hopes that GM ORG would reopen the shuttered assembly plant that last built the plastic - bodied , two CARDINAL - seater Pontiac Fiero PERSON model . The Fiero PERSON plant was viewed as a model of union - management cooperation at GM ORG before slow sales of the Fiero PERSON forced the company to close the factory last year DATE . Union ORG officials have taken a beating politically as a result . Dissident UAW ORG members have used the Fiero PERSON plant as a symbol of labor - management cooperation 's failure .
BULL HN INFORMATION SYSTEMS Inc. is a U.S. GPE majority - owned unit of Cie. des ORG Machines Bull . In Friday DATE 's edition , the name of the unit was misstated . The Bronx GPE has a wonderful botanical garden , a great zoo , its own charming Little Italy GPE -LRB- on Arthur Avenue PERSON -RRB- and , of course , the Yankees ORG . However , most people , having been subjected to news footage of the devastated South Bronx LOC , look at the borough the way Tom Wolfe 's PERSON Sherman McCoy PERSON did in " Bonfire of the WORK_OF_ART Vanities " -- as a wrong turn into hell . But Laura Cunningham 's PERSON Bronx GPE , her childhood Bronx GPE of the ' 50s DATE , is something else altogether . In a lovely , novelistic memoir , " Sleeping Arrangements " -LRB- Knopf WORK_OF_ART , 195 CARDINAL pages , $ 18.95 MONEY -RRB- , she remembers an exotic playground , peopled mainly by Jewish NORP eccentrics and the occasional Catholic NORP -LRB- real oddballs like her sexpot friend , the hell - kitten Diana PERSON , age five DATE -RRB- . Ms. Cunningham PERSON , a novelist and playwright , has a vivid and dramatically outsized sense of recall . She transforms her " Bronx GPE of the emotions , a place where the flats of mediocrity are only relieved by steep descents into hysteria " into the " Babylonian Bronx PERSON , " a world simmering with sex and death and intrigue .
In the Babylonian Bronx , Jewish NORP working - class people lived in drab , Soviet NORP - style buildings " glamorized " with names like AnaMor Towers PERSON -LRB- after owners Anna and Morris Snezak PERSON -RRB- , whose lobbies and hallways were decorated with murals of ancient Syrians NORP and Greeks , friezes of Pompeii PERSON . For Ms. Cunningham PERSON the architectural discombobulation matched the discrepancy she felt living in the AnaMor Towers as a little girl : " ... outwardly ordinary , inwardly ornate , owing all inspiration to heathen cultures . " Sharp - witted PERSON and funny but never mean , she 's a memorialist a bit like Truman Capote PERSON , if he 'd been Jewish NORP and female and less bitchy . Little Lily PERSON , as Ms. Cunningham PERSON calls herself in the book , really was n't ordinary . She was raised , for the first eight years DATE , by her mother , Rosie PERSON , whom she remembers as a loving liar , who realigned history to explain why Lily 's father did n't live with them . Rosie PERSON reinvented this man , who may or may not have known about his child , as a war hero for Lily 's benefit . Rosie PERSON died young and Lily has remembered her as a romantic figure , who did n't interfere much with her child 's education on the streets . The games Bronx GPE children played -LRB- holding kids down and stripping them , for example -RRB- seem tame by today DATE 's crack standards , but Ms. Cunningham PERSON makes it all sound like a great adventure . " Without official knowledge of sex or death , we flirted with both , " she writes . She analyzed families by their sleeping arrangements .
Her friend Susan PERSON , whose parents kept reminding her she was unwanted , slept on a narrow bed wedged into her parents ' bedroom , as though she were a temporary visitor . Her friend Diana PERSON 's father was a professional thief ; they did n't seem to have any bedrooms at all . Maybe Lily became so obsessed with where people slept and how because her own arrangements kept shifting . When Rosie PERSON died , her uncles moved in -- and let her make the sleeping and other household arrangements . They painted the apartment orange , pink and white , according to her instructions . With loving detail she recalls her Uncle Gabe PERSON , an Orthodox Jew and song lyricist -LRB- who rhymed river with liver in a love song -RRB- ; and Uncle Len PERSON , a mysterious part - time investigator who looked like Lincoln PERSON and carried a change of clothing in a Manila GPE envelope , like an " undercover President on a good - will mission . " They came by their strangeness honestly . Lily 's grandmother , no cookie baker , excised the heads of disliked relatives from the family album , and lugged around her perennial work - in - progress , " Philosophy for Women WORK_OF_ART . " The book loses some momentum toward the end , when Lily becomes more preoccupied with dating boys and less with her delightfully weird family . For the most part , though , there 's much pleasure in her saucy , poignant probe into the mysteries of the Babylonian Bronx GPE .
The Bronx GPE also figures in Bruce Jay Friedman 's PERSON latest novel , which flashes back to the New York GPE of the ' 50s DATE . But both the past and present worlds of " The Current Climate " -LRB- Atlantic Monthly Press , 200 CARDINAL pages , $ 18.95 MONEY -RRB- feel cramped and static . For his sixth ORDINAL novel , Mr. Friedman PERSON tried to resuscitate the protagonist of his 1972 DATE work , " About Harry Towns . " Harry is now a 57 - year - old DATE writer , whose continuing flirtation with drugs and marginal types in Hollywood GPE and New York GPE seems quaintly out - of - synch . Harry fondly remembers the " old " days of the early '70s , when people like his friend Travis PERSON would take a psychiatrist on a date to analyze what Travis was doing wrong . " An L.A. GPE solution , " explains Mr. Friedman PERSON . Line by line Mr. Friedman PERSON 's weary cynicism can be amusing , especially when he 's riffing on the Hollywood GPE social scheme -- the way people size each other up , immediately canceling the desperate ones who merely almost made it . Harry has avoided all that by living in a Long Island GPE suburb with his wife , who 's so addicted to soap operas and mystery novels she barely seems to notice when her husband disappears for drug - seeking forays into Manhattan GPE . But it does n't take too many lines to figure Harry out . He 's a bore .
The U.S. GPE , which is finalizing its steel - import quotas , is allocating a larger share of its steel market to developing and newly industrialized countries which have relatively unsubsidized steel industries . Meanwhile , the U.S. GPE has negotiated a significant cut in Japan GPE 's steel quota , and made only a minor increase to the steel allotment for the European Community ORG . Brazil GPE , similar to Mexico GPE and South Korea GPE , is expected to negotiate a somewhat bigger share of the U.S. GPE market than it had under the previous five - year DATE steel quotas , which expired Sept. 30 DATE . Brazil GPE and Venezuela GPE are the only two CARDINAL countries that have n't completed steel talks with the U.S. GPE for the year ending Oct. 1 , 1990 DATE . In recent years DATE , U.S. GPE steelmakers have supplied about 80 % PERCENT of the 100 million tons QUANTITY of steel used annually by the nation . Of the remaining 20 % PERCENT needed , the steel - quota negotiations allocate about 15 % PERCENT to foreign suppliers , with the difference supplied mainly by Canada GPE -- which is n't included in the quota program . Other countries that do n't have formal steel quotas with the U.S. GPE , such as Taiwan GPE , Sweden GPE and Argentina GPE , also have supplied steel . Some of these countries have in recent years DATE made informal agreements with the U.S. GPE that are similar to quotas . The Bush PERSON administration earlier this year DATE said it would extend steel quotas , known as voluntary restraint agreements , until March 31 , 1992 DATE .
It also said it would use that two CARDINAL - and - a - half year period to work toward an international consensus on freeing up the international steel trade , which has been notoriously managed , subsidized and protected by governments . The U.S. GPE termed its plan , a " trade liberalization program , " despite the fact that it is merely an extension . Mexico GPE , which was one CARDINAL of the first ORDINAL countries to conclude its steel talks with the U.S. GPE , virtually doubled its quota to 0.95 % PERCENT of the U.S. GPE steel market from 0.48 % PERCENT under the previous quotas . South Korea GPE , which had 1.9 % PERCENT under the previous quotas , is set to get a small increase to about 1.95 % PERCENT . That increase rises to slightly more than 2 % PERCENT of the U.S. GPE market if a joint Korean - U.S. GPE steel project is included . Meanwhile , Brazil GPE is expected to increase its allowance from the 1.43 % PERCENT share it has had in recent years DATE . The EC ORG and Japan GPE -- the U.S. GPE 's largest steel suppliers -- have n't been filling their quotas to the full extent . The EC ORG steel industry , which has been coping with strong European NORP demand , has been supplying about 5 % PERCENT of the U.S. GPE market compared with recent quotas of about 6.7 % PERCENT . Japan GPE has been shipping steel to total about 4.5 % PERCENT of the U.S. GPE market compared with a quota of 5.9 % PERCENT . In the recent talks , the EC ORG had its quota increased about 300,000 tons QUANTITY , to 7 % PERCENT of the U.S. GPE market from 6.7 % PERCENT in 1988 DATE .
But its quota has been as high as MONEY 6.9 % PERCENT in 1984 DATE . Japan GPE , however , has agreed to cut its quota to about 5 % PERCENT from 5.9 % PERCENT previously . Japan GPE , the EC ORG , Brazil GPE , Mexico GPE and South Korea GPE provide about 80 % PERCENT of the steel imported to the U.S. GPE under the quota program . The balance is supplied by a host of smaller exporters , such as Australia GPE and Venezuela GPE . The U.S. GPE had about an extra 2 % PERCENT of the domestic steel market to give to foreign suppliers in its quota talks . That was essentially made up of a 1 % PERCENT increase in the overall quota program and 1 % PERCENT from cutting Japan GPE 's allowance . Negotiators from the White House ORG trade office will repeat these quota negotiations next year DATE when they will have another 1 % PERCENT of the U.S. GPE steel market to allocate . These optional 1 % PERCENT - a - year increases to the steel quota program are built into the Bush PERSON administration 's steel - quota program to give its negotiators leverage with foreign steel suppliers to try to get them to withdraw subsidies and protectionism from their own steel industries . With economic tension between the U.S. GPE and Japan GPE worsening , many Japanese NORP had feared last week 's DATE visit from U.S. Trade ORG Representative Carla Hills PERSON .
They expected a new barrage of demands that Japan GPE do something quickly to reduce its trade surplus with the U.S. GPE . Instead , they got a discussion of the need for the U.S. GPE and Japan GPE to work together and of the importance of the long - term view . Mrs. Hills PERSON ' first ORDINAL trip to Japan GPE as America GPE 's chief trade negotiator had a completely different tone from last month 's DATE visit by Commerce ORG Secretary Robert A. Mosbacher PERSON . Mr. Mosbacher PERSON called for concrete results by next spring DATE in negotiations over fundamental Japanese NORP business practices that supposedly inhibit free trade . He said such results should be " measurable in dollars and cents " in reducing the U.S. GPE trade deficit with Japan GPE . But Mrs. Hills PERSON , speaking at a breakfast meeting of the American Chamber of Commerce ORG in Japan GPE on Saturday DATE , stressed that the objective " is not to get definitive action by spring or DATE summer , it is rather to have a blueprint for action . " She added that she expected " perhaps to have a down payment ... some small step to convince the American NORP people and the Japanese NORP people that we 're moving in earnest . " How such remarks translate into policy wo n't become clear for months DATE . American NORP and Japanese NORP officials offered several theories for the difference in approach betwen Mr. Mosbacher PERSON and Mrs. Hills PERSON . Many called it simply a contrast in styles .
But some saw it as a classic negotiating tactic . Others said the Bush PERSON administration may feel the rhetoric on both sides is getting out of hand . And some said it reflected the growing debate in Washington GPE over pursuing free trade with Japan GPE versus some kind of managed trade . Asked to compare her visit to Mr. Mosbacher PERSON 's , Mrs. Hills PERSON replied : " I did n't hear every word he spoke , but as a general proposition , I think we have a very consistent trade strategy in the Bush PERSON administration . " Yet more than one CARDINAL American NORP official who sat in with her during three days DATE of talks with Japanese NORP officials said her tone often was surprisingly " conciliatory . " " I think my line has been very consistent , " Mrs. Hills PERSON said at a news conference Saturday afternoon TIME . " I am painted sometimes as ferocious , perhaps because I have a ferocious list of statutes to implement . I do n't feel very ferocious . I do n't feel either hard or soft . I feel committed to the program of opening markets and expanding trade . "
When she met the local press for the first ORDINAL time on Friday DATE , Mrs. Hills PERSON firmly reiterated the need for progress in removing barriers to trade in forest products , satellites and supercomputers , three CARDINAL areas targeted under the Super 301 provision of the 1988 DATE trade bill . She highlighted exclusionary business practices that the U.S. GPE government has identified . But her main thrust was to promote the importance of world - wide free trade and open competition . She said the trade imbalance was mainly due to macroeconomic factors and should n't be tackled by setting quantitative targets . At her news conference for Japanese NORP reporters , one CARDINAL economics journalist summed up the Japanese NORP sense of relief . " My impression was that you would be a scary old lady , " he said , drawing a few nervous chuckles from his colleagues . " But I am relieved to see that you are beautiful and gentle and intelligent and a person of integrity . " Mrs. Hills PERSON ' remarks did raise questions , at least among some U.S. GPE officials , about what exactly her stance is on U.S. GPE access to the Japanese NORP semiconductor market . The U.S. GPE share of the Japanese NORP market has been stuck around 10 % PERCENT for years DATE . Many Americans NORP have interpreted a 1986 DATE agreement as assuring U.S. GPE companies a 20 % PERCENT share by 1991 DATE , but the Japanese NORP have denied making any such promise .
At one CARDINAL of her news conferences , Mrs. Hills PERSON said , " I believe we can do much better than 20 % . " But she stressed , " I am against managed trade . I will not enter into an agreement that stipulates to a percentage of the market . The only thing Robert Goldberg PERSON could praise about CBS ORG 's new show " Island Son " -LRB- Leisure & Arts , Sept. 25 DATE -RRB- was the local color ; unfortunately neither he nor the producers of the show have done their homework . For instance : " Haole " -LRB- white WORK_OF_ART -RRB- is not the ultimate insult ; " Mainland haole " is . Richard Chamberlain PERSON dresses as a " Mainland haole , " tucking in a Hawaiian NORP shirt and rolling up its long sleeves . And the local expression for brother is " brah , " not " bruddah . " And even if a nurse would wear flowers in her hair while on duty , if she were engaged she would know to wear them behind her left , not right , ear . Sorry , the show does not even have the one CARDINAL redeeming quality of genuine local color .
Anita Davis PERSON Do n't jump yet . The stock market 's swoon may turn out to be good news for the economy . In one CARDINAL wild hour of trading , the market managed to accomplish what the Bush PERSON administration has been trying to do , unsuccessfully , for weeks DATE . It is forcing the Federal Reserve ORG to ease its grip on credit and it took the wind out of a previously irrepressible dollar . The resulting decline in interest rates and the value of the dollar could reinvigorate American NORP business -- indeed , the entire economy . This may sound strangely optimistic . After all , until a few years ago DATE , the stock market was viewed as a barometer of the national economy . When it went down , by all tradition , the economy followed .
That has changed , partly because the two years DATE following the worst stock - market plunge in history have been reasonably comfortable . The 1987 DATE crash was " a false alarm however you view it , " says University of Chicago ORG economist Victor Zarnowitz PERSON . The market seems increasingly disconnected from the rest of the nation . Its spasms ca n't be traced to fundamental business conditions , nor do they appear to presage major shifts in the economy . " The market today DATE has a life of its own , " John Akers PERSON , chairman of International Business Machines Corp. ORG , said Saturday DATE . " There 's nothing rational about this kind of action . " Of course , the health of the economy will be threatened if the market continues to dive this week DATE . Sharply ORG falling stock prices do reduce consumer wealth , damage business confidence and discourage the foreign investors upon whom the U.S. GPE now relies for financial sustenance . The financial - services industry was battered by the 1987 DATE crash . What 's more , although the stock market is far less overvalued today than DATE two years ago DATE , the U.S. GPE economy is weaker .
Growth is slower . Profits are softer . Debt burdens are heavier . But if the stock market does n't continue to plummet , the beneficial effects of lower interest rates and a lower dollar may well dominate . The Fed ORG , which until Friday DATE had been resisting moves to ease credit , is now poised to pour money into the economy if needed to soothe the markets . Fed ORG officials may protest that this does n't necessarily mean a fundamental change in their interest - rate policies . But the experience of the 1987 DATE crash suggests the Fed ORG is likely to bring down short - term interest rates in its effort to calm markets . Anticipating the Fed ORG 's move , money traders lowered a key interest rate known as the Federal Funds ORG rate to 8.625 % PERCENT late Friday DATE , down from 8.820 % PERCENT the day DATE before . Tiny movements in the rate , which is what banks charge each other for overnight loans , are usually among the few visible tracks that the Fed ORG leaves on the monetary markets . The dollar also began to decline Friday DATE as the stock market 's plunge caused some investors to reassess their desire to invest in the U.S. GPE .
Treasury ORG officials have been arguing for months DATE that the dollar 's strength was out of whack with economic fundamentals , threatening to extinguish the export boom that has sustained manufacturers for several years DATE . The market drop has now apparently convinced foreign investors that the Treasury ORG was right about the overpriced dollar . A modest drop in the dollar -- only a modest one , mind you -- would be welcomed by the U.S. GPE . That was n't the case in 1987 DATE , when the dollar was so weak that some economists and government officials seriously worried that it might collapse , producing panic among foreign investors and diminishing the flow of foreign capital to the U.S. GPE . Another big difference between 1987 and 1989 DATE is n't so comforting . In the third quarter of 1987 DATE , the economy spurted at an inflation - adjusted annual DATE rate of 5.3 % PERCENT . The consensus among economists is that it grew a much more sluggish 2.3 % PERCENT in the third quarter of 1989 DATE , which ended two weeks ago DATE . The plunge in stock prices " is happening at a time when the economy has already slowed down , " says economist Lawrence Chimerine PERSON of WEFA Group , a Bala Cynwyd PERSON , Pa. GPE , forecasting company . " A lot of pent - up demand is gone . " Consumer spending did drop in the months DATE following Black Monday EVENT 1987 DATE -- " but only slightly and for a short period of time , " recalls Mr. Zarnowitz PERSON , a longtime student of business cycles .
" That was offset by strength elsewhere . -LCB- The effects -RCB- were much less severe and less prolonged than some had feared or expected . " Today , he frets , exports and business investment spending may be insufficient to pick up the slack if stock prices sink this week DATE and if consumers retrench in reaction . What 's more , the corporate borrowing binge has n't abated in the past two years DATE . " We 've had two more years DATE of significant accumulation of debt ... just at the time when earnings are being squeezed , " Mr. Chimerine PERSON notes . The more a company relies on borrowed money , the greater its sensitivity to an economic slowdown . A company with a strong balance sheet can withstand an unanticipated storm ; a highly leveraged company may end up in bankruptcy court . The Fed ORG , of course , knows that very well -- hence its readiness to pump credit into the economy this morning . But , in the process , the Fed ORG risks reigniting inflation . Even before Friday DATE 's events , Harvard University ORG economist Benjamin Friedman PERSON was arguing that the Fed ORG wo n't be able to live up to its tough words on eliminating inflation because of its responsibility to protect fragile financial markets , banks and highly leveraged corporations .
The biggest threat on the economic horizon right now is n't recession , he reasons ; it 's an outbreak of uncontrolled inflation . In the end , the 1987 DATE collapse suggested , the economy does n't move in lockstep with stock prices . The economy does , however , depend on the confidence of businesses , consumers and foreign investors . A panic on Wall Street does n't exactly inspire confidence . Surveys suggested that consumer confidence was high before Friday DATE . A 190 CARDINAL - point drop is n't likely to make much of a dent ; multiply that a few times over , though , and it will . If the reactions of executives gathered Saturday DATE at Hot Springs GPE , Va. GPE , for the Business Council ORG meetings are typical , business leaders were n't overly rattled by Friday DATE 's decline . And if foreign investors become a tad more cautious -- well , the dollar 's recent strength suggests that the U.S. GPE can stand it . On the bottom line , the most comforting fact for the economic outlook is that we 've been through this before . Two years ago DATE , about the only point of comparison was the 1929 DATE crash and the subsequent Depression .
The doomsayers had a receptive audience . The prosperity that followed Black Monday EVENT permits a more optimistic view today DATE . At the very least , the establishment here is taking comfort from the nation 's success in handling the last go - around . As Sen. Lloyd Bentsen PERSON -LRB- D. NORP , Texas GPE -RRB- observed yesterday DATE , " The Fed ORG avoided a meltdown last time . They are more sophisticated this time . While corn and soybean prices have slumped well below their drought - induced peaks of 1988 DATE , wheat prices remain stubbornly high . And they 're likely to stay that way for months DATE to come , analysts say . For one CARDINAL thing , even with many farmers planting more winter wheat this year than last DATE , tight wheat supplies are likely to support prices well into 1990 DATE , the analysts say . And if rain does n't fall soon across many of the Great Plains ' wheat - growing areas , yields in the crop now being planted could be reduced , further squeezing supplies .
Also supporting prices are expectations that the Soviet Union GPE will place substantial buying orders over the next few months DATE . By next May 31 DATE , stocks of U.S. GPE wheat to be carried over into the next season DATE -- before the winter wheat now being planted is harvested -- are projected to drop to 443 million CARDINAL bushels . That would be the lowest level since the early 1970s DATE . Stocks were 698 million QUANTITY bushels on May 31 of this year DATE . In response to dwindling domestic supplies , Agriculture ORG Secretary Clayton Yeutter PERSON last month DATE said the U.S. GPE government would slightly increase the number of acres farmers can plant in wheat for next year DATE and still qualify for federal support payments . The government estimates that the new plan will boost production next year DATE by about 66 million CARDINAL bushels . It now estimates production for next year DATE at just under 2.6 billion bushels TIME , compared with this year DATE 's estimated 2.04 billion MONEY and a drought - stunted 1.81 billion MONEY in 1988 DATE . But the full effect on prices of the winter wheat now being planted wo n't be felt until the second half of next year . Until then , limited stocks are likely to keep prices near the $ 4 - a - bushel level , analysts say . On the Chicago Board of Trade Friday ORG , wheat for December DATE delivery settled at $ 4.0675 MONEY a bushel , unchanged .
In theory at least , tight supplies next spring DATE could leave the wheat futures market susceptible to a supply - demand squeeze , said Daniel Basse PERSON , a futures analyst with AgResource Co. ORG in Chicago GPE . Such a situation can wreak havoc , as was shown by the emergency that developed in soybean futures trading this summer DATE on the Chicago Board of Trade ORG . In July DATE , the CBOT ordered Ferruzzi Finanziaria S.p . A. ORG to liquidate futures positions equal to about 23 million CARDINAL bushels of soybeans . The exchange said it feared that some members would n't be able to find enough soybeans to deliver and would have to default on their contractual obligation to the Italian NORP conglomerate , which had refused requests to reduce its holdings . Ferruzzi PERSON has denied it was trying to manipulate the soybean futures market . Unseasonably hot , dry weather across large portions of the Great Plains and in wheat - growing areas in Washington GPE and Oregon GPE is threatening to reduce the yield from this season 's winter DATE wheat crop , said Conrad Leslie PERSON , a futures analyst and head of Leslie Analytical PERSON in Chicago GPE . For example , in the Oklahoma GPE panhandle , 40 % PERCENT or more of the topsoil is short of moisture . That figure climbs to about 47 % PERCENT in wheat - growing portions of Kansas GPE , he said . The Soviet Union GPE has n't given any clear indication of its wheat purchase plans , but many analysts expect Moscow GPE to place sizable orders for U.S. GPE wheat in the next few months DATE , further supporting prices . " Wheat prices will increasingly pivot off of Soviet NORP demand " in coming weeks DATE , predicted Richard Feltes PERSON , vice president , research , for Refco Inc. ORG in Chicago GPE .
Looking ahead to other commodity markets this week DATE : Orange Juice Traders ORG will be watching to see how long and how far the price decline that began Friday DATE will go . Late Thursday , after the close of trading , the market received what would normally have been a bullish U.S. Department of Agriculture ORG estimate of the 1989 - 90 CARDINAL Florida GPE orange crop . It was near the low range of estimates , at 130 million CARDINAL 90 - pound boxes , compared with 146.6 million CARDINAL boxes last season DATE . However , as expected , Brazil GPE waited for the crop estimate to come out and then cut the export price of its juice concentrate to about $ 1.34 MONEY a pound from around $ 1.55 MONEY . Friday DATE 's consequent selling of futures contracts erased whatever supportive effect the U.S. GPE report might have had and sent the November DATE orange juice contract down as much as 6.55 cents PERCENT a pound at one CARDINAL time . It settled with a loss of 4.95 cents MONEY at $ 1.3210 MONEY a pound . Brazilian NORP juice , after a delay caused by drought at the start of its crop season , is beginning to arrive in the U.S. GPE in large quantities . Brazil GPE wants to stimulate demand for its product , which is going to be in plentiful supply . The price cut , one CARDINAL analyst said , appeared to be aimed even more at Europe LOC , where consumption of Brazilian NORP juice has fallen .
It 's a dollar - priced product , and the strong dollar has made it more expensive in Europe LOC , the analyst said . New York GPE futures prices have dropped significantly from more than $ 2 MONEY a pound at midyear DATE . Barring a cold snap or other crop problems in the growing areas , downward pressure on prices is likely to continue into January DATE , when harvesting and processing of oranges in Florida GPE reach their peak , the analyst said . Energy Although some analysts look for profit - taking in the wake of Friday DATE 's leap in crude oil prices , last week 's DATE rally is generally expected to continue this week DATE . " I would continue to look for a stable crude market , at least in futures " trading , said William Hinton PERSON , an energy futures broker with Stotler & Co ORG . Friday DATE capped a week DATE of steadily rising crude oil prices in both futures and spot markets . On the New York Mercantile Exchange ORG , West Texas Intermediate ORG crude for November DATE delivery finished at $ 20.89 MONEY a barrel , up 42 cents MONEY on the day DATE . On European NORP markets , meanwhile , spot prices of North Sea LOC crudes were up 35 CARDINAL to 75 cents MONEY a barrel . " This market still wants to go higher , " said Nauman Barakat PERSON , a first ORDINAL vice president at Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc ORG .
He predicted that the November DATE contract will reach $ 21.50 MONEY a barrel or more on the New York Mercantile Exchange ORG . There has been little news to account for such buoyancy in the oil markets . Analysts generally cite a lack of bearish developments as well as rumors of a possible tightening of supplies of some fuels and crudes . There also are recurring reports that the Soviet Union GPE is having difficulties with its oil exports and that Nigeria GPE has about reached its production limit and ca n't produce as much as it could sell . Many traders foresee a tightening of near - term supplies , particularly of high - quality crudes such as those produced in the North Sea LOC and in Nigeria GPE . The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ORG opinion in the Arcadian Phosphate case did not repudiate the position Pennzoil Co. ORG took in its dispute with Texaco ORG , contrary to your Sept. 8 CARDINAL article " Court Backs Texaco 's View in Pennzoil Case -- Too Late . " The fundamental rule of contract law applied to both cases was that courts will not enforce agreements to which the parties did not intend to be bound . In the Pennzoil / Texaco litigation , the courts found Pennzoil ORG and Getty Oil PERSON intended to be bound ; in Arcadian NORP Phosphates they found there was no intention to be bound . Admittedly , the principle in the cases is the same .
But the outcome of a legal dispute almost always turns on the facts . And the facts , as found by the various courts in these two CARDINAL lawsuits , were different . When you suggest otherwise , you leave the realm of reporting and enter the orbit of speculation . Charles F. Vihon Avis Inc. PERSON , following rival Hertz Corp. 's ORG lead , said it is backing out of frequent - flier programs with three CARDINAL airlines . The Garden City GPE , N.Y. GPE , car - rental company said it wo n't renew contracts with NWA Inc. 's ORG Northwest Airlines ORG unit , Pan Am Corp. 's ORG Pan American World Airways ORG unit and Midway Airlines ORG at the end of this year DATE . But it remains involved in programs with AMR Corp. 's ORG American Airlines ORG unit and Delta Air Lines ORG . Industry estimates put Avis ORG 's annual DATE cost of all five CARDINAL programs at between $ 8 million and $ 14 million MONEY . A spokesman for Avis PERSON would n't specify the costs but said the three CARDINAL airlines being dropped account for " far less than half " of the total .
Budget Rent a Car Corp. ORG , of Chicago GPE , and National Car Rental Systems Inc. ORG , of Minneapolis GPE , both said they had no plans to follow suit . In fact , Budget indicated it saw some benefit to staying involved in these programs , in which renters earn frequent - flier miles and fliers can get car - rental discounts . " I can not see how this news by Hertz ORG and Avis can not benefit Budget ORG 's programs , " said Bob Wilson PERSON , Budget ORG 's vice president , marketing planning . Northwest ORG and Midway GPE are two CARDINAL of the five CARDINAL airlines with which Budget ORG has agreements . National ORG also participates in the Northwest ORG frequent - flier program along with four CARDINAL other airlines , including Delta ORG and USAir Group Inc. 's ORG USAir ORG unit . A month ago DATE , Hertz ORG , of Park Ridge GPE , N.J. GPE , said that it would drop its marketing agreements at year end DATE with Delta LOC , America West GPE and Texas Air Corp. 's ORG Continental Airlines ORG and Eastern Airlines ORG , and that pacts with American Airlines ORG , UAL Inc 's ORG United Airlines ORG and USAir ORG also would be ended ... sometime after Dec. 31 DATE . At the time , Hertz ORG said its annual DATE fees to those airlines amounted to $ 20 million MONEY and that the value of redeemed awards topped $ 15 million MONEY . Analysts and competitors , however , doubt the numbers were that high . Budget ORG said its frequent - flier costs are " substantially below " Avis PERSON 's level . Robert D. Cardillo PERSON , Avis ORG vice president of marketing , said , " The proliferation and costs attached to -LCB- frequent - flier programs -RCB- have significantly diminished their value . "
This year DATE has been difficult for both Hertz ORG and Avis , said Charles Finnie PERSON , car - rental industry analyst at Alex . Brown & Sons ORG . " They 've been looking to get their costs down , and this is a fairly sensible way to do it , " he said . Atco Ltd. ORG said its utilities arm is considering building new electric power plants , some valued at more than one billion Canadian dollars CARDINAL -LRB- US$ 851 million MONEY -RRB- , in Great Britain GPE and elsewhere . C.S. Richardson PERSON , Atco 's senior vice president , finance , said its 50.1 % PERCENT - owned Canadian Utilities Ltd. ORG unit is reviewing cogeneration projects in eastern Canada GPE , and conventional electric power generating plants elsewhere , including Britain GPE , where the British NORP government plans to allow limited competition in electrical generation from private - sector suppliers as part of its privatization program . " The projects are big . They can be C$ 1 billion MONEY plus , " Mr. Richardson PERSON said . " But we would n't go into them alone , " and Canadian Utilities ' ORG equity stake would be small , he said . " Ideally , we 'd like to be the operator -LCB- of the project -RCB- and a modest equity investor . Our long suit is our proven ability to operate " power plants , he said .
Mr. Richardson PERSON would n't offer specifics regarding Atco PERSON 's proposed British NORP project , but he said it would compete for customers with two CARDINAL huge British NORP power generating companies that would be formed under the country 's plan to privatize its massive water and electric utilities . Britain GPE 's government plans to raise about # 20 billion -LRB- $ 31.05 billion MONEY -RRB- from the sale of most of its giant water and electric utilities , beginning next month DATE . The planned electric utility sale , scheduled for next year DATE , is alone expected to raise # 13 billion MONEY , making it the world 's largest public offering . Under terms of the plan , independent generators would be able to compete for 15 % PERCENT of customers until 1994 DATE , and for another 10 % PERCENT between 1994 and 1998 DATE . Canadian Utilities ORG had 1988 DATE revenue of C$ 1.16 billion MONEY , mainly from its natural gas and electric utility businesses in Alberta GPE , where the company serves about 800,000 CARDINAL customers . " There seems to be a move around the world to deregulate the generation of electricity , " Mr. Richardson PERSON said , and Canadian Utilities ORG hopes to capitalize on it . " This is a real thrust on our utility side , " he said , adding that Canadian Utilities ORG is also mulling projects in underdeveloped countries , though he would be specific . Canadian Utilities ORG is n't alone in exploring power generation opportunities in Britain GPE , in anticipation of the privatization program . " We 're certainly looking at some power generating projects in England GPE , " said Bruce Stram PERSON , vice president , corporate strategy and corporate planning , with Enron Corp. ORG , Houston GPE , a big natural gas producer and pipeline operator . Mr. Stram PERSON said Enron ORG is considering building gas - fired power plants in the U.K. GPE capable of producing about 500 megawatts QUANTITY of power at a cost of about $ 300 million to $ 400 million MONEY .
Honeywell Inc. ORG and International Business Machines Corp. ORG received Air Force ORG contracts to develop integrated circuits for use in space . Honeywell 's contract totaled $ 69.7 million MONEY , and IBM ORG 's $ 68.8 million MONEY . Boeing Co. ORG received a $ 46.7 million MONEY Air Force ORG contract for developing cable systems for the Minuteman Missile ORG . General Dynamics Corp. ORG received a $ 29 million MONEY Air Force ORG contract for electronic - warfare training sets . Grumman Corp. ORG received an $ 18.1 million MONEY Navy ORG contract to upgrade aircraft electronics . Avco Corp. ORG received an $ 11.8 million MONEY Army ORG contract for helicopter engines . Weatherford International Inc. ORG said it canceled plans for a preferred - stock swap but may resume payment of dividends on the stock , and added that it expects to publicly offer about 10 million CARDINAL common shares . The company said it planned to offer an undetermined number of common shares in exchange for the 585,000 CARDINAL shares of its preferred stock outstanding .
The exchange ratio was never established . Weatherford PERSON said market conditions led to the cancellation of the planned exchange . The energy - services concern said , however , that in January 1990 DATE , it may resume payments of dividends on the preferred stock . Weatherford PERSON suspended its preferred - dividend payment in October 1985 DATE and said it has n't any plans to catch up on dividends in arrears about $ 6 million MONEY , but will do so some time in the future . Additionally , the company said it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ORG for the proposed offering of 10 million CARDINAL shares of common stock , expected to be offered in November DATE . The company said Salomon Brothers Inc. ORG and Howard , Weil , Labouisse ORG , Friedrichs Inc. ORG , underwriters for the offering , were granted an option to buy as much as an additional 1.5 million shares to cover over - allotments . Proceeds will be used to eliminate and restructure bank debt . Weatherford PERSON currently has approximately 11.1 million CARDINAL common shares outstanding . Regarding the Oct. 3 letter to the editor from Rep. Tom Lantos PERSON , chairman of the House Subcommittee on Employment and Housing ORG , alleging :
1 CARDINAL . That your Sept. 28 DATE editorial " Kangaroo Committees " was factually inaccurate and deliberately misleading . I thought your editorial was factually accurate and deliberately elucidative . 2 CARDINAL . That Mr. Lantos PERSON supported the rights of the witnesses to take the Fifth Amendment . Yes , he did . As I watched him on C - Span , I heard him speak those lovely words about the Bill of Rights , which he quotes from the transcript of the hearings . He did repeat those nice platitudes several times as an indication of his support for the Constitution LAW . He used about 56 words defending the witnesses ' constitutional rights . Unfortunately , by my rough guess , he used better than 5,000 words heaping scorn on the witnesses for exercising the Fifth . He sandwiched his praise of constitutional meat between large loaves of bilious commentary . As your editorial rightly pointed out , Samuel Pierce PERSON , former HUD ORG secretary , and Lance Wilson PERSON , Mr. Pierce PERSON 's former aide , " are currently being held up to scorn for taking the Fifth Amendment ORG .
" That certainly is not the supposed " distorted reading " indicated by Mr. Lantos PERSON . 3 CARDINAL . That his " committee does not deal with any possible criminal activity at HUD ORG . My colleagues and I fully realize we are not a court ... etc . " Absolute rubbish . By any " reasonable man " criterion , Mr. Lantos PERSON and his colleagues have a whole bunch of people tried and convicted . Apparently , their verdict is in . Right now they 're pursuing evidence . That 's not a bad way to proceed , just somewhat different from standard American NORP practice . How was that practice referred to when I was in school ? Ah , yes , something called a Star Chamber ORG .
Of course , Mr. Lantos PERSON doth protest that his subcommittee simply seeks information for legislative change . No doubt that 's partially true . Everything that Mr. Lantos PERSON says in his letter is partially true . He 's right about his subcommittee 's responsibilities when it comes to obtaining information from prior HUD ORG officials . But if his explanation of motivation is true , why is his investigation so oriented as to identify criminal activity ? Why not simply questions designed to identify sources and causes of waste and inefficiency ? Such as , what happened when Congress ORG wanted to know about $ 400 MONEY toilet seats or whatever they supposedly cost ? No , Mr. Lantos PERSON 's complaints simply wo n't wash . 4 CARDINAL . That the Journal ORG defends " the sleaze , fraud , waste , embezzlement , influence - peddling and abuse of the public that took place while Mr. Pierce PERSON was secretary of HUD ORG , " etc. and so forth . No , to my mind , the Journal ORG did not " defend sleaze , fraud , waste , embezzlement , influence - peddling and abuse of the public trust ... "
it defended appropriate constitutional safeguards and practical common sense . The problem , which the Journal ORG so rightly pointed out in a number of articles , is not the likes of Mr. Lantos PERSON , who after all is really a bit player on the stage , but the attempt by Congress ORG to enhance itself into a quasi-parliamentary / judicial body . -LRB- Of course , we 've also got a judiciary that seeks the same objective . -RRB- The system is the problem , not an individual member . Individuals can always have their hands slapped . It 's when such slapping does n't occur that we 've got trouble . I do not by any means defend HUD ORG management . But I think the kind of congressional investigation that has been pursued is a far greater danger to American NORP notions of liberty and freedom than any incompetency -LRB- and , yes , maybe criminality -RRB- within HUD ORG could possibly generate . The last time I saw a similar congressional hearing was when " Tail Gunner Joe " McCarthy PERSON did his work . Raymond Weber PERSON
Parsippany GPE , N.J GPE . I disagree with the statement by Mr. Lantos PERSON that one CARDINAL should not draw an adverse inference against former HUD ORG officials who assert their Fifth Amendment ORG privilege against self - incrimination in congressional hearings . The Fifth Amendment states in relevant part that no person " shall be compelled , in any criminal case , to be a witness against himself . " This privilege against self - incrimination precludes the drawing of an adverse inference against a criminal defendant who chooses not to testify . Thus , in a criminal case , a prosecutor can not comment on a defendant 's failure to testify nor can the defendant be compelled to take the stand as a witness , thus forcing him to " take the Fifth . " The privilege , however , has been limited in accordance with its plain language to protect the defendant in criminal matters only . The Supreme Court ORG and some states have specifically recognized that " the Fifth Amendment does not preclude the inference where the privilege is claimed by a party to a civil cause . " Baxter PERSON v. Palmingiano , 425 CARDINAL U.S. GPE 308 CARDINAL -LRB- 1976 -RRB- . Thus , in a civil case , a defendant may be called as a witness , he may be forced to testify or take the Fifth , and his taking of the Fifth may permit the drawing of an adverse inference against him in the civil matter . He may take the Fifth in a civil matter only if he has a good faith and justifiable belief that his testimony may subject him to criminal prosecution .
Allowing the defendant to take the Fifth in a civil matter is not based on a constitutional right to refuse to testify where one 's testimony harms him in the civil matter , but because the testimony in the civil matter could be unconstitutionally used against him in a subsequent criminal prosecution . Absent the risk of such prosecution , a court may order the defendant to testify . Thus , when Mr. Pierce PERSON asserted the Fifth ORDINAL in a noncriminal proceeding , particularly after presumably receiving extensive advice from legal counsel , one CARDINAL must conclude that he held a good - faith , justifiable belief that his testimony could be used against him in a subsequent criminal prosecution . The subcommittee , Congress ORG and the American NORP public have every right to draw the adverse inference and to concur with Mr. Pierce PERSON 's own belief that his testimony could help convict him of a crime . Drawing the adverse inference in a noncriminal congressional hearing does not offend the Fifth Amendment shield against self - incrimination . Clark S. Spalsbury Jr PERSON . Estes Park GPE , Colo GPE . RJR Nabisco Inc. ORG is disbanding its division responsible for buying network advertising time , just a month after moving 11 CARDINAL of the group 's 14 CARDINAL employees to New York GPE from Atlanta GPE . A spokesman for the New York GPE - based food and tobacco giant , taken private earlier this year DATE in a $ 25 billion MONEY leveraged buy - out by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. ORG , confirmed that it is shutting down the RJR Nabisco Broadcast unit , and dismissing its 14 CARDINAL employees , in a move to save money .
The spokesman said RJR ORG is discussing its network - buying plans with its two CARDINAL main advertising firms , FCB / Leber Katz ORG and McCann Erickson PERSON . " We found with the size of our media purchases that an ad agency could do just as good a job at significantly lower cost , " said the spokesman , who declined to specify how much RJR ORG spends on network television time . An executive close to the company said RJR ORG is spending about $ 140 million MONEY on network television time this year DATE , down from roughly $ 200 million MONEY last year DATE . The spokesman said the broadcast unit will be disbanded Dec. 1 DATE , and the move wo n't affect RJR ORG 's print , radio and spot - television buying practices . The broadcast group had been based in New York GPE until a year ago DATE , when RJR ORG 's previous management moved it to Atlanta GPE , the company 's headquarters before this summer DATE . One CARDINAL employee with the group said RJR ORG moved 11 CARDINAL employees of the group back to New York GPE in September DATE because " there was supposed to be a future . " He said the company hired three CARDINAL more buyers for the unit within the past two weeks DATE , wooing them from jobs with advertising agencies . The RJR ORG spokesman said the company moved the 11 CARDINAL employees to New York GPE last month DATE because the group had then been in the midst of purchasing ad time for the networks ' upcoming season . " The studies -LCB- on closing the unit -RCB- could n't be completed until now , " he said . The group 's president , Peter Chrisanthopoulos PERSON , was n't in his office Friday DATE afternoon TIME to comment .
Canadian NORP steel - ingot production totaled 291,890 metric tons QUANTITY in the week ended Oct. 7 DATE , up 14.8 % PERCENT from the preceding week 's DATE total of 254,280 tons QUANTITY , Statistics Canada ORG , a federal agency , said . The week DATE 's total was up 6.2 % PERCENT from 274,963 tons QUANTITY a year earlier DATE . The year - to - date total was 12,006,883 tons QUANTITY , up 7.8 % PERCENT from 11,141,711 tons QUANTITY a year earlier DATE . Population Drain Ends For Midwestern States IOWA IS MAKING a comeback . So are Indiana GPE , Ohio GPE and Michigan GPE . The population of all four CARDINAL states is on the upswing , according to new Census Bureau ORG estimates , following declines throughout the early 1980s DATE . The gains , to be sure , are rather small .
Iowa GPE , for instance , saw its population grow by 11,000 CARDINAL people , or 0.4 % PERCENT , between 1987 and 1988 DATE , the Census Bureau ORG says . Still , even that modest increase is good news for a state that had n't grown at all since 1981 DATE . Between 1987 and 1988 DATE , North Dakota GPE was the only state in the Midwest LOC to lose population , a loss of 4,000 CARDINAL people . Six CARDINAL of the 12 CARDINAL midwestern states have been growing steadily since 1980 DATE -- Illinois GPE , Kansas GPE , Minnesota GPE , Missouri GPE , South Dakota GPE and Wisconsin GPE . The Northeast LOC has been holding its own in the population race . Seven CARDINAL of nine CARDINAL states have grown each year since 1980 DATE , including New York GPE , which lost 4 % PERCENT of its population during the 1970s DATE . And although Pennsylvania GPE and Massachusetts GPE suffered slight declines earlier in the decade , they are growing again . At the same time , several states in the South LOC and West LOC have had their own population turnaround . Seven CARDINAL states that grew in the early 1980s DATE are now losing population -- West Virginia GPE , Mississippi GPE , Louisiana GPE , Oklahoma GPE , Montana GPE , Wyoming GPE and Alaska GPE . Overall , though , the South LOC and West LOC still outpace the Northeast LOC and Midwest LOC , and fast - growing states like Florida GPE and California GPE ensure that the pattern will continue .
But the growth gap between the Sun Belt and other regions has clearly started narrowing . More Elderly Maintain Their Independence THANKS TO modern medicine , more couples are growing old together . And even after losing a spouse , more of the elderly are staying independent . A new Census Bureau ORG study of the noninstitutionalized population shows that 64 % PERCENT of people aged 65 CARDINAL to 74 were living with a spouse in 1988 DATE , up from 59 % PERCENT in 1970 DATE . This does n't mean they 're less likely to live alone , however . That share has remained at about 24 % PERCENT since 1970 DATE . What has changed is that more of the young elderly are living with spouses rather than with other relatives , such as children . In 1988 DATE , 10 % PERCENT of those aged 65 CARDINAL to 74 CARDINAL lived with relatives other than spouses , down from 15 % PERCENT in 1970 DATE . As people get even older , many become widowed .
But even among those aged 75 and older , the share living with a spouse rose slightly , to 40 % PERCENT in 1988 DATE from 38 % PERCENT in 1970 DATE . Like their younger counterparts , the older elderly are less likely to live with other relatives . Only 17 % PERCENT of those aged 75 and older lived with relatives other than spouses in 1988 DATE , down from 26 % PERCENT in 1970 DATE . The likelihood of living alone beyond the age of 75 CARDINAL has increased to 40 % PERCENT from 32 % PERCENT . More people are remaining independent longer presumably because they are better off physically and financially . Careers Count Most For the Well - to - Do MANY AFFLUENT people place personal success and money above family . At least that 's what a survey by Ernst & Young ORG and Yankelovich , Clancy PERSON , Shulman indicates . Two - thirds CARDINAL of respondents said they strongly felt the need to be successful in their jobs , while fewer than half CARDINAL said they strongly felt the need to spend more time with their families . Being successful in careers and spending the money they make are top priorities for this group .
Unlike most studies of the affluent market , this survey excluded the super-rich . Average household income for the sample was $ 194,000 MONEY , and average net assets were reported as $ 775,000 MONEY . The goal was to learn about one of today DATE 's fastest - growing income groups , the upper - middle class . Although they represent only 2 % PERCENT of the population , they control nearly one - third CARDINAL of discretionary income . Across the board , these consumers value quality , buy what they like rather than just what they need , and appreciate products that are distinctive . Despite their considerable incomes and assets , 40 % PERCENT of the respondents in the study do n't feel financially secure , and one CARDINAL - fourth do n't feel that they have made it . Twenty percent PERCENT do n't even feel they are financially well off . Many of the affluent are n't comfortable with themselves , either . About 40 % PERCENT do n't feel they 're more able than others . While twothirds feel some guilt about being affluent , only 25 % PERCENT give $ 2,500 MONEY or more to charity each year .
Thirty - five percent PERCENT attend religious services regularly ; at the same time , 60 % PERCENT feel that in life one CARDINAL sometimes has to compromise one CARDINAL 's principles . Odds and Ends THE NUMBER of women and minorities who hold jobs in top management in the nation 's largest banks has more than doubled since 1978 DATE . The American Bankers Association ORG says that women make up 47 % PERCENT of officials and managers in the top 50 CARDINAL banks , up from 33 % PERCENT in 1978 DATE . The share of minorities in those positions has risen to 16 % PERCENT from 12 % PERCENT ... . Per - capita personal income in the U.S. GPE grew faster than inflation last year DATE , according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis ORG . The amount of income divvied up for each man , woman and child was $ 16,489 MONEY in 1988 DATE , up 6.6 % PERCENT from $ 15,472 MONEY in 1987 DATE . Per capita personal income ranged from $ 11,116 MONEY in Mississippi GPE to $ 23,059 MONEY in Connecticut GPE ... . There are 13.1 million CARDINAL students in college this fall DATE , up 2 % PERCENT from 1988 DATE , the National Center for Education Statistics ORG estimates . About 54 % PERCENT are women , and 44 % PERCENT are part - time students .
When the news broke of an attempted coup in Panama GPE two weeks ago DATE , Sen. Christopher Dodd PERSON called the State Department ORG for a briefing . " They said , ' follow CNN ORG , ' " he told reporters . That shows how far Ted Turner 's PERSON Cable News Network ORG has come since its birth nine years ago DATE , when it was considered the laughingstock of television news . It is bigger , faster and more profitable than the news divisions of any of the three CARDINAL major broadcast networks . Its niche as the " network of record " during major crises draws elite audiences around the world . But for all its success , CNN ORG has hit a plateau . Although viewership soars when big news breaks , it ebbs during periods of calm . CNN ORG executives worry that the network 's punchy but repetitive news format may be getting stale and wo n't keep viewers coming back as the alternatives multiply for news and information on cable - TV . " Just the fact we 're on 24 hours TIME is no longer bulletin , " says Ed Turner PERSON , CNN ORG 's executive vice president , news gathering -LRB- and no relation to Ted Turner PERSON -RRB- .
" You ca n't live on that . " So CNN ORG , a unit of Atlanta GPE - based Turner Broadcasting System Inc. ORG , is trying to reposition itself as a primary channel , or what people in the television industry call a " top of mind " network . Tonight TIME , to kick off the effort , CNN ORG will premiere its first ORDINAL prime - time newscast in years DATE , an hourlong show at 6 p.m TIME . Eastern ORG time to air head - to - head against the network newscasts . The show will be co-anchored by Bernard Shaw PERSON and Catherine Crier PERSON , a 34 - year - old DATE former Texas GPE judge and campus beauty queen who has never held a job in television or journalism . The new show is perhaps the boldest in a number of steps the network is taking to build audience loyalty by shifting away from its current format toward more full - length " signature " programming with recognizable stars . To distinguish itself , CNN ORG is also expanding international coverage and adding a second ORDINAL global - news program . It is paying higher salaries -- after years DATE of scrimping -- to lure and keep experienced staffers . And it is embarking on an expensive gamble to break major stories with a large investigative - reporting team . " The next stage is to get beyond the opinion leaders who use us as a point of reference to become a point of reference at ordinary dinner tables , " says Jon Petrovich PERSON , executive vice president of Headline News ORG , CNN ORG 's sister network . But that wo n't be easy .
Networks , like other consumer products , develop images in peoples ' minds that are n't easy to change . It also takes money that CNN ORG has been reluctant to spend to make programs and hire talent that viewers will tune in specially to see . And the cable - TV operators -- CNN ORG 's distributors and part owners -- like things just the way they are . The repositioning bid is aimed at CNN ORG 's unsteady viewership -- and what may happen to it as the cable - TV news market grows more competitive . Already , CNN ORG is facing stronger competition from Financial News Network Inc. ORG and General Electric Co. 's ORG Consumer News ORG and Business Channel ORG , both of which are likely to pursue more general news in the future . In addition , many cable - TV systems themselves are airing more local and regional news programs produced by local broadcast stations . CNN ORG wants to change its viewers ' habits . Its watchers are , on the whole , a disloyal group of channel - zapping " grazers " and news junkies , who spend an average of just 26 minutes a day TIME watching CNN ORG , according to audience research . That 's less than one - third the time that viewers watch the major broadcast networks . The brief attention viewers give CNN ORG could put it at a disadvantage as ratings data , and advertising , become more important to cable - TV channels .
CNN ORG 's viewer habits have been molded by its format . Its strategy in the past has been to serve as a TV wire service . It focused on building up its news bureaus around the world , so as events took place it could go live quicker and longer than other networks . It filled its daily DATE schedule with newscasts called " Daybreak , " " Daywatch PERSON , " " Newsday , " and " Newsnight WORK_OF_ART , " but the shows varied little in content , personality or look . Now , the push is on for more - distinctive shows . " Our goal is to create more programs with an individual identity , " says Paul Amos PERSON , CNN ORG executive vice president for programming . Accordingly , CNN ORG is adding a world - affairs show in the morning because surveys show its global - news hour in the afternoon is among its most " differentiated " programs in viewers ' minds , says Mr. Amos PERSON . And it is exploring other original programs , similar to its " Larry King Live PERSON " and " Crossfire " talk shows , which executives hope will keep people tuned in . Then there 's " The World Today , " the prime - time newscast featuring Mr. Shaw PERSON and Ms. Crier PERSON . Until now , CNN ORG has featured its Hollywood GPE gossip show during the key evening period .
But 70 % PERCENT of the cable - television - equipped households that watch news do so between 6:30 p.m. TIME and 7 p.m. TIME , the network discovered , so CNN ORG wants in . Mr. Amos PERSON says the Shaw - Crier team will probably do two CARDINAL live interviews a day , with most of the program , at least for now , appearing similar to CNN ORG 's other newcasts . Some in the industry are skeptical . " I find it hard to conceive of people switching over to CNN ORG for what , at least in the public 's mind , is the same news , " says Reuven Frank PERSON , the former two CARDINAL - time president of NBC News ORG and creator of the Huntley - Brinkley Report . The evening TIME news is also slated as CNN ORG 's stage for its big push into investigative journalism . In August DATE , the network hired award - winning producer Pamela Hill PERSON , the former head of news specials at ABC ORG . She 's assembling a staff of about 35 CARDINAL investigative reporters who will produce weekly DATE , in - depth segments , with an eye toward breaking big stories . CNN ORG executives hope the headlines created by such scoops will generate excitement for its " branded " programs , in the way " 60 Minutes " did so well for CBS ORG . That 's such a departure from the past that many in the industry are skeptical CNN ORG will follow through with its investigative commitment , especially after it sees the cost of producing in - depth pieces . " They 've never shown any inclination to spend money on production , " says Michael Mosettig PERSON , a senior producer with MacNeil - Lehrer NewsHour ORG , who notes that CNN ORG is indispensable to his job .
The network 's salaries have always ranged far below industry standards , resulting in a less - experienced work force . CNN ORG recently gave most employees raises of as much as 15 % PERCENT , but they 're still drastically underpaid compared with the networks . Says Mr. Mosettig PERSON : " CNN ORG is my wire service ; they 're on top of everything . But to improve , they 've really got to make the investment in people . " In any case , cable - TV - system operators have reason to fear any tinkering with CNN ORG 's format . They market cable - TV on the very grazing opportunities CNN ORG seeks to discourage . " We would obviously be upset if those kinds of services evolved into more general - interest , long - format programming , " says Robert Stengel PERSON , senior vice president , programming , of Continental Cablevision Inc. ORG , which holds a 2 % PERCENT stake in Turner Broadcasting ORG . The following were among Friday DATE 's offerings and pricings in the U.S. GPE and non- U.S. GPE capital markets , with terms and syndicate manager , as compiled by Dow Jones Capital Markets Report ORG : Dow Chemical Co. ORG --
$ 150 million MONEY of 8.55 % PERCENT senior notes due Oct. 15 , 2009 DATE , priced at par . The issue , which is puttable back to the company at par on Oct. 15 , 1999 DATE , was priced at a spread of 50 CARDINAL basis points above the Treasury ORG 's 10 - year DATE note . Rated single - A - 1 by Moody 's Investors Service Inc. ORG and single - A by Standard & Poor 's Corp. ORG , the non-callable issue will be sold through underwriters led by Merrill Lynch Capital Markets ORG . Centel Capital Corp. ORG -- $ 150 million MONEY of 9 % PERCENT debentures due Oct. 15 , 2019 DATE , priced at 99.943 CARDINAL to yield 9.008 % PERCENT . The non-callable issue , which can be put back to the company in 1999 DATE , was priced at 99 CARDINAL basis points above the Treasury ORG 's 10 - year DATE note . Rated Baa PERSON - 1 by Moody 's ORG and triple - B - plus by S&P ORG , the issue will be sold through underwriters led by Morgan Stanley & Co ORG . Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. ORG -- $ 500 million MONEY of Remic mortgage securities offered in 13 CARDINAL classes by Prudential - Bache Securities Inc ORG . The offering , Series 102 LAW , backed by Freddie Mac ORG 8 1/2 % PERCENT securities with a weighted average remaining term to maturity of 28.4 years DATE , was priced before the market 's afternoon TIME surge .
Among classes for which details were available , yields ranged from 8.78 % PERCENT , or 75 CARDINAL basis points over two - year DATE Treasury ORG securities , to 10.05 % PERCENT , or 200 CARDINAL basis points over 10 - year DATE Treasurys ORG . Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. ORG -- $ 300 million MONEY of Remic mortgage securities offered by Citicorp Securities Markets Inc ORG . The offering , Series 101 LAW , is backed by Freddie Mac ORG 9 1/2 % PERCENT securities . Pricing details were n't immediately available . Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. ORG -- $ 200 million MONEY of stripped mortgage securities underwritten by BT Securities Corp ORG . The agency 's first ORDINAL strips issue , collateralized by Freddie Mac ORG 8 % PERCENT securities pooled into a single security called a Giant , will be divided into interest - only and principal - only securities . The collateral is being sold by a thrift institution . The principal - only securities will be repackaged by BT Securities ORG into a Freddie Mac ORG Remic , Series 103 CARDINAL , that will have six CARDINAL classes .
The interest - only securities will be sold separately by BT Securities ORG . The principal - only securities pay the principal from the underlying Freddie Mac ORG 8 % PERCENT securities , while the interest - only securities pay only interest . Freddie Mac ORG said the principal - only securities were priced at 58 1/4 CARDINAL to yield 8.45 % PERCENT , assuming an average life of eight years DATE and a prepayment of 160 % PERCENT of the PSA model . The interest - only securities were priced at 35 1/2 CARDINAL to yield 10.72 % PERCENT . There were no major Eurobond PERSON or foreign bond offerings in Europe Friday LOC . Britain GPE 's retail price index rose 0.7 % PERCENT in September DATE from August DATE and was up 7.6 % PERCENT for the year DATE , the Central Statistical Office ORG said . MedChem Products Inc. ORG said a U.S. District Court ORG in Boston GPE ruled that a challenge by MedChem to the validity of a U.S. GPE patent held by Pharmacia Inc. ORG was " without merit . " Pharmacia , based in Upsala GPE , Sweden GPE , had charged in a lawsuit against MedChem that MedChem 's AMVISC product line infringes on the Pharmacia PERSON patent .
The patent is related to hyaluronic acid , a rooster - comb extract used in eye surgery . In its lawsuit , Pharmacia PERSON is seeking unspecified damages and a preliminary injunction to block MedChem from selling the AMVISC products . A MedChem spokesman said the products contribute about a third ORDINAL of MedChem 's sales and 10 % to 20 % PERCENT of its earnings . In the year ended Aug. 31 , 1988 DATE , MedChem earned $ 2.9 million MONEY , or 72 cents MONEY a share , on sales of $ 17.4 million MONEY . MedChem said the court 's ruling was issued as part of a " first ORDINAL - phase trial " in the patent - infringement proceedings and concerns only one of its defenses in the case . It said it is considering " all of its options in light of the decision , including a possible appeal . " The medical - products company added that it plans to " assert its other defenses " against Pharmacia PERSON 's lawsuit , including the claim that it has n't infringed on Pharmacia PERSON 's patent . MedChem said that the court scheduled a conference for next Monday DATE -- to set a date for proceedings on Pharmacia PERSON 's motion for a preliminary injunction . Concerning your Sept. 21 DATE page - one CARDINAL article on Prince Charles PERSON and the leeches : It 's a few hundred years since England GPE has been a kingdom .
It 's now the United Kingdom of GPE Great Britain GPE and Northern Ireland GPE , comprising Wales GPE , Northern Ireland GPE , Scotland GPE , and ... oh yes , England GPE , too . Just thought you 'd like to know . George Morton Call PERSON it the " we 're too broke to fight " defense . Lawyers for dozens CARDINAL of insolvent savings and loan associations are trying a new tack in their efforts to defuse suits filed by borrowers , developers and creditors . The thrifts ' lawyers claim that the suits , numbering 700 CARDINAL to 1,000 CARDINAL in Texas GPE alone , should be dismissed as moot because neither the S&Ls nor the extinct Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp. ORG has the money to pay judgments . Though the argument may have a common - sense ring to it , even the S&L lawyers concede there 's little precedent to back their position . Still , one CARDINAL federal appeals court has signaled it 's willing to entertain the notion , and the lawyers have renewed their arguments in Texas GPE and eight CARDINAL other states where the defense is permitted under state law . The dismissal of the pending suits could go a long way toward clearing court dockets in Texas GPE and reducing the FSLIC 's massive legal bills , which topped $ 73 million MONEY last year DATE .
The S&L lawyers were encouraged last month DATE by an appellate - court ruling in two CARDINAL cases brought against defunct Sunbelt Savings & Loan Association ORG of Dallas GPE by the developers of the Valley Ranch , best known as the training center for the Dallas GPE Cowboys football team . Sunbelt foreclosed on the ranch . Sunbelt and the FSLIC argued to the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ORG " that there will never be any assets with which to satisfy a judgment against Sunbelt Savings nor any means to collect from any other party , including FSLIC . " " If true , " the court wrote , " this contention would justify dismissal of these actions on prudential grounds . " But the court said it lacked enough financial information about Sunbelt and the FSLIC and sent the cases back to federal district court in Dallas GPE . Charles Haworth PERSON , a lawyer for Sunbelt ORG , says he plans to file a brief this week DATE urging the district judge to dismiss the suits , because Sunbelt ORG 's liabilities exceeded its assets by about $ 2 billion MONEY when federal regulators closed it in August 1988 DATE . " This institution is just brain dead , " says Mr. Haworth PERSON , a partner in the Dallas GPE office of Andrews & Kurth ORG , a Houston GPE law firm . But a lawyer for Triland Investment Group ORG , the developer of Valley Ranch GPE , dismisses such arguments as a " defense du jour . " Attorney Richard Jackson PERSON of Dallas GPE says a judgment for Triland GPE could be satisfied in ways other than a monetary award , including the reversal of Sunbelt ORG 's foreclosure on Valley Ranch LOC . " We 're asking the court for a number of things he can grant in addition to the thrill of victory , " he says .
" We 'd take the Valley Ranch LOC free and clear as a booby prize . Interprovincial Pipe Line Co. ORG said it will delay a proposed two CARDINAL - step , 830 million CARDINAL Canadian NORP - dollar -LRB- US$ 705.6 million MONEY -RRB- expansion of its system because Canada GPE 's output of crude oil is shrinking . Interprovincial ORG , Canada GPE 's biggest oil pipeline operator and a major transporter of crude to the U.S. GPE , said revised industry forecasts indicate that Canadian NORP oil output will total about 1.64 million barrels a day CARDINAL by 1991 DATE , 8 % PERCENT lower than a previous estimate . Canadian NORP crude production averaged about 1.69 million barrels a day CARDINAL during 1989 DATE 's first half CARDINAL , about 1 % PERCENT below the 1988 DATE level . " The capability of existing fields to deliver oil is dropping , " and oil exploration activity is also down dramatically , as many producers shift their emphasis to natural gas , said Ronald Watkins PERSON , vice president for government and industry relations with Interprovincial ORG 's parent , Interhome Energy Inc ORG . Mr. Watkins PERSON said volume on Interprovincial ORG 's system is down about 2 % PERCENT since January DATE and is expected to fall further , making expansion unnecessary until perhaps the mid-1990s DATE . " There has been a swing of the pendulum back to the gas side , " he said . Many of Canada GPE 's oil and gas producers say the outlook for natural gas is better than it is for oil , and have shifted their exploration and development budgets accordingly . The number of active drilling rigs in Canada GPE is down 30 % PERCENT from a year ago DATE , and the number of completed oil wells is " down more than that , due to the increasing focus on gas exploration , " said Robert Feick PERSON , manager of crude oil with Calgary GPE 's Independent Petroleum Association of Canada ORG , an industry group .
Mr. Watkins PERSON said the main reason for the production decline is shrinking output of light crude from mature , conventional fields in western Canada GPE . Interprovincial ORG transports about 75 % PERCENT of all crude produced in western Canada GPE , and almost 60 % PERCENT of Interprovincial ORG 's total volume consists of light crude . Nearly all of the crude oil that Canada GPE exports to the U.S. GPE is transported on Interprovincial ORG 's system , whose main line runs from Edmonton GPE to major U.S. GPE and Canadian NORP cities in the Great Lakes region , including Chicago GPE , Buffalo GPE , Toronto GPE and Montreal GPE . Canada GPE 's current oil exports to the U.S. GPE total about 600,000 barrels a day CARDINAL , or about 9.1 % PERCENT of net U.S. GPE crude imports , said John Lichtblau PERSON , president of the New York GPE - based Petroleum Industry Research Foundation ORG . That ranks Canada GPE as the fourth ORDINAL - largest source of imported crude , behind Saudi Arabia GPE , Nigeria GPE and Mexico GPE . Mr. Lichtblau PERSON said Canada GPE 's declining crude output , combined with the fast - shrinking output of U.S. GPE crude , will help intensify U.S. GPE reliance on oil from overseas , particularly the Middle East LOC . " It 's very much a growing concern . But when something is inevitable , you learn to live with it , " he said . Mr. Lichtblau PERSON stressed that the delay of Interprovincial ORG 's proposed expansion wo n't by itself increase U.S. GPE dependence on offshore crude , however , since Canadian NORP imports are limited in any case by Canada GPE 's falling output . Under terms of its proposed two CARDINAL - step expansion , which would have required regulatory approval , Interprovincial ORG intended to add 200,000 barrels QUANTITY a day of additional capacity to its system , beginning with a modest expansion by 1991 DATE .
The system currently has a capacity of 1.55 million barrels QUANTITY a day . Friday , October 13 , 1989 DATE The key U.S. GPE and foreign annual DATE interest rates below are a guide to general levels but do n't always represent actual transactions . PRIME RATE : 10 1/2 % PERCENT . The base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. GPE money center commercial banks . FEDERAL FUNDS : 8 13/16 % PERCENT high , 8 1/2 % PERCENT low , 8 5/8 % PERCENT near closing bid , 8 3/4 % PERCENT offered . Reserves traded among commercial banks for overnight use in amounts of $ 1 million MONEY or more .
Source : Fulton Prebon -LRB- U.S.A . -RRB- Inc ORG . DISCOUNT RATE : 7 % PERCENT . The charge on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank ORG . CALL MONEY : 9 3/4 % to 10 % PERCENT . The charge on loans to brokers on stock exchange collateral . COMMERCIAL PAPER placed directly by General Motors Acceptance Corp. ORG : 8.60 % PERCENT 30 to 44 days DATE ; 8.55 % PERCENT 45 to 59 days DATE ; 8.375 % PERCENT 60 to 79 days DATE ; 8.50 % PERCENT 80 to 89 days DATE ; 8.25 % PERCENT 90 to 119 days DATE ; 8.125 % PERCENT 120 to 149 days DATE ; 8 % PERCENT 150 to 179 days DATE ; 7.625 % PERCENT 180 to 270 days DATE . COMMERCIAL PAPER :
High - grade unsecured notes sold through dealers by major corporations in multiples of $ 1,000 MONEY : 8.65 % PERCENT 30 days DATE ; 8.55 % PERCENT 60 days DATE ; 8.55 % PERCENT 90 days DATE . CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT : 8.15 % PERCENT one month DATE ; 8.15 % PERCENT two months DATE ; 8.13 % PERCENT three months DATE ; 8.11 % PERCENT six months DATE ; 8.08 % PERCENT one year DATE . Average of top rates paid by major New York GPE banks on primary new issues of negotiable C.D.s , usually on amounts of $ 1 million MONEY and more . The minimum unit is $ 100,000 MONEY . Typical rates in the secondary market : 8.65 % PERCENT one month DATE ; 8.65 % PERCENT three months DATE ; 8.55 % PERCENT six months DATE . BANKERS ACCEPTANCES : 8.52 % PERCENT 30 days DATE ; 8.37 % PERCENT 60 days DATE ; 8.15 % PERCENT 90 days DATE ; 7.98 % PERCENT 120 days DATE ; 7.92 % PERCENT 150 days DATE ; 7.80 % PERCENT 180 days DATE .
Negotiable , bank - backed business credit instruments typically financing an import order . LONDON GPE LATE EURODOLLARS : 8 13/16 % PERCENT to 8 11/16 % PERCENT one month DATE ; 8 13/16 % to PERCENT 8 11/16 % PERCENT two months DATE ; 8 13/16 % to PERCENT 8 11/16 % PERCENT three months DATE ; 8 3/4 % to PERCENT 8 5/8 % PERCENT four months DATE ; 8 11/16 % PERCENT to 8 9/16 % PERCENT five months DATE ; 8 5/8 % to 8 1/2 % PERCENT six months DATE . LONDON GPE INTERBANK OFFERED RATES -LRB- LIBOR -RRB- : 8 3/4 % PERCENT one month DATE ; 8 3/4 % PERCENT three months DATE ; 8 9/16 % PERCENT six months DATE ; 8 9/16 % PERCENT one year DATE . The average of interbank offered rates for dollar deposits in the London GPE market based on quotations at five CARDINAL major banks . FOREIGN PRIME RATES : Canada GPE 13.50 % PERCENT ; Germany GPE 8.50 % PERCENT ; Japan GPE 4.875 % PERCENT ; Switzerland GPE 8.50 % PERCENT ; Britain GPE 15 % PERCENT . These rate indications are n't directly comparable ; lending practices vary widely by location . TREASURY ORG BILLS :
Results of the Tuesday , October 10 , 1989 DATE , auction of short - term U.S. GPE government bills , sold at a discount from face value in units of $ 10,000 to MONEY $ 1 million MONEY : 7.63 % PERCENT 13 weeks DATE ; 7.60 % PERCENT 26 weeks DATE . FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP . ORG -LRB- Freddie Mac ORG -RRB- : Posted yields on 30 - year DATE mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days DATE . 9.91 % PERCENT , standard conventional fixedrate mortgages ; 7.875 % PERCENT , 2 % PERCENT rate capped one - year DATE adjustable rate mortgages . Source : Telerate Systems Inc ORG . FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION ORG -LRB- Fannie Mae ORG -RRB- : Posted yields on 30 year DATE mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days DATE -LRB- priced at par -RRB- 9.86 % PERCENT , standard conventional fixed - rate mortgages ; 8.85 % PERCENT , 6/2 CARDINAL rate capped one - year DATE adjustable rate mortgages . Source : Telerate Systems Inc ORG .
MERRILL LYNCH ORG READY ASSETS TRUST : 8.33 % PERCENT . Annualized average rate of return after expenses for the past 30 days DATE ; not a forecast of future returns . The government sold the deposits of four CARDINAL savings - and - loan institutions , in its first ORDINAL wave of sales of big , sick thrifts , but low bids prevented the sale of a fifth ORDINAL . The four CARDINAL S&Ls were sold to large banks , as was the case with most of the 28 CARDINAL previous transactions initiated by the Resolution Trust Corp. ORG since it was created in the S&L bailout legislation two months ago DATE . Two CARDINAL of the four CARDINAL big thrifts were sold to NCNB Corp. ORG , Charlotte GPE , N.C. GPE , which has aggressively expanded its markets , particularly in Texas GPE and Florida GPE . A Canadian NORP bank bought another thrift , in the first ORDINAL RTC ORG transaction with a foreign bank . Under these deals , the RTC ORG sells just the deposits and the healthy assets . These " clean - bank " transactions leave the bulk of bad assets , mostly real estate , with the government , to be sold later .
In these four CARDINAL , for instance , the RTC ORG is stuck with $ 4.51 billion MONEY in bad assets . Acquirers paid premiums ranging from 1.5 % PERCENT to 3.7 % PERCENT for the deposits and branch systems , roughly in line with what analysts were expecting . The buyers will also be locked into deposit rates for just two weeks DATE , as has been the case with previous deals . After that , the buyers may repudiate the rates paid by the former thrifts . But it 's uncertain whether these institutions will take those steps . NCNB , for example , has been one CARDINAL of the highest rate payers in the Texas GPE market , and in Florida GPE , rates are especially sensitive in retirement communities . The RTC ORG had previously targeted five CARDINAL thrifts for quick sales in order to spend cash by certain budgetary deadlines , but the delays illustrate the tough chore facing the agency . " These thrifts are beached whales , " said Bert Ely PERSON , an industry consultant based in Alexandria GPE , Va GPE . For example , the delay in selling People 's Heritage Savings , Salina ORG , Kan. GPE , with $ 1.7 billion MONEY in assets , has forced the RTC ORG to consider selling off the thrift branch - by - branch , instead of as a whole institution . NCNB continued its foray into the Florida GPE and Texas GPE markets .
NCNB ORG will acquire University Federal Savings Association ORG , Houston GPE , which had assets of $ 2.8 billion MONEY . NCNB Texas National Bank ORG will pay the RTC ORG a premium of $ 129 million MONEY for $ 3.5 billion MONEY in deposits . As a measure of the depths to which the Texas GPE real estate market has sunk , the RTC ORG will pay $ 3.8 billion MONEY to NCNB to take $ 750 million MONEY of bad assets . NCNB ORG also acquired Freedom Savings & Loan Association ORG , Tampa GPE , Fla. GPE , which had total assets of $ 900 million MONEY . NCNB will pay the RTC ORG a premium of $ 40.4 million MONEY for $ 1.1 billion MONEY in deposits . NCNB will also acquire $ 266 million MONEY of Freedom ORG 's assets from the RTC ORG , which will require $ 875 million MONEY in assistance . Meridian Bancorp Inc. ORG , Reading , Pa. GPE , will acquire Hill Financial Savings Association ORG , Red Hill PERSON , Pa. GPE , which had $ 2.3 billion MONEY in assets . Meridian will pay a premium of $ 30.5 million MONEY to assume $ 2 billion MONEY in deposits . It will also purchase $ 845 million MONEY of the thrift 's assets , with $ 1.9 billion MONEY in RTC ORG assistance . In the first ORDINAL RTC ORG transaction with a foreign buyer , Royal Trustco Ltd. ORG , Toronto GPE , will acquire Pacific Savings Bank ORG , Costa Mesa GPE , Calif. GPE , which had $ 949 million MONEY in assets .
Royal Trustco PERSON will pay the RTC ORG $ 25 million MONEY to assume $ 989 million MONEY in deposits . It will also purchase $ 473 million MONEY in assets , and receive $ 550 million MONEY in assistance from the RTC ORG . The Senate ORG 's decision to approve a bare - bones deficit - reduction bill without a capital - gains tax cut still leaves open the possibility of enacting a gains tax reduction this year DATE . Late Friday night TIME , the Senate ORG voted 87 CARDINAL - 7 to approve an estimated $ 13.5 billion MONEY measure that had been stripped of hundreds CARDINAL of provisions that would have widened , rather than narrowed , the federal budget deficit . Lawmakers drastically streamlined the bill to blunt criticism that it was bloated with special - interest tax breaks and spending increases . " We 're putting a deficit - reduction bill back in the category of being a deficit - reduction bill , " said Senate Budget Committee ORG Chairman James Sasser PERSON -LRB- D. NORP , Tenn GPE . -RRB- . But Senate ORG supporters of the trimmer legislation said that other bills would soon be moving through Congress ORG that could carry some of the measures that had been cast aside , including a capital - gains tax cut . In addition , the companion deficit - reduction bill already passed by the House ORG includes a capital - gains provision . House ORG - Senate negotiations are likely to begin at midweek and last for a while .
" No one can predict exactly what will happen on the House ORG side , " said Senate ORG Minority Leader Robert Dole PERSON -LRB- R. NORP , Kan . GPE -RRB- . But , he added , " I believe Republicans NORP and Democrats NORP will work together to get capital - gains reform this year DATE . " White House Budget ORG Director Richard Darman PERSON told reporters yesterday DATE that the administration would n't push to keep the capital - gains cut in the final version of the bill . " We do n't need this as a way to get capital gains , " he said . House Budget Committee ORG Chairman Leon Panetta PERSON -LRB- D. NORP , Calif . GPE -RRB- said in an interview , " If that 's the signal that comes from the White House ORG , that will help a great deal . " The Senate ORG 's decision was a setback for President Bush PERSON and will make approval of a capital - gains tax cut less certain this year DATE . Opponents of the cut are playing hardball . Senate ORG Majority Leader George Mitchell PERSON -LRB- D. NORP , Maine GPE -RRB- said he was " confident " that any House ORG - Senate agreement on the deficit - reduction legislation would n't include a capital - gains tax cut . And a senior aide to the House Ways and Means Committee , where tax legislation originates , said there are n't any " plans to produce another tax bill that could carry a gains tax cut this year DATE . " One CARDINAL obvious place to attach a capital - gains tax cut , and perhaps other popular items stripped from the deficit - reduction bill , is the legislation to raise the federal borrowing limit .
Such legislation must be enacted by the end of the month DATE . The Senate ORG bill was pared back in an attempt to speed deficit - reduction through Congress ORG . Because the legislation has n't been completed , President Bush PERSON has until midnight tonight TIME to enact across - the - board spending cuts mandated by the Gramm - Rudman LAW deficit - reduction law . Senators hope that the need to avoid those cuts will pressure the House ORG to agree to the streamlined bill . The House ORG appears reluctant to join the senators . A key is whether House ORG Republicans NORP are willing to acquiesce to their Senate ORG colleagues ' decision to drop many pet provisions . " Although I am encouraged by the Senate ORG action , " said Chairman Dan Rostenkowski PERSON -LRB- D. NORP , Ill . GPE -RRB- of the House Ways and Means Committee , " it is uncertain whether a clean bill can be achieved in the upcoming conference with the Senate ORG . " Another big question hovering over the debate is what President Bush PERSON thinks . He has been resisting a stripped - down bill without a guaranteed vote on his capital - gains tax cut . But Republican NORP senators saw no way to overcome a procedural hurdle and garner the 60 CARDINAL votes needed to win the capital - gains issue on the floor , so they went ahead with the streamlined bill .
The Senate ORG bill was stripped of many popular , though revenue - losing , provisions , a number of which are included in the House ORG - passed bill . These include a child - care initiative and extensions of soon - to - expire tax breaks for low - income housing and research - and - development expenditures . Also missing from the Senate ORG bill is the House ORG 's repeal of a law , called Section 89 LAW , that compels companies to give rank - and - file workers comparable health benefits to top paid executives . One CARDINAL high - profile provision that was originally in the Senate ORG bill but was cut out because it lost money was the proposal by Chairman Lloyd Bentsen PERSON -LRB- D. NORP , Texas GPE -RRB- of the Senate Finance Committee to expand the deduction for individual retirement accounts . Mr. Bentsen PERSON said he hopes the Senate ORG will consider that measure soon . To the delight of some doctors , the bill dropped a plan passed by the Finance Committee ORG that would have overhauled the entire physician - reimbursement system under Medicare ORG . To the detriment of many low - income people , efforts to boost Medicaid ORG funding , especially in rural areas , also were stricken . Asked why senators were giving up so much , New Mexico GPE Sen. Pete Domenici PERSON , the ranking Republican NORP on the Senate Budget Committee ORG , said , " We 're looking like idiots . Things had just gone too far . " Sen. Dole PERSON said that the move required sacrifice by every senator .
It worked , others said , because there were no exceptions : all revenue - losing provisions were stricken . The Senate ORG also dropped a plan by its Finance Committee ORG that would have increased the income threshold beyond which senior citizens have their Social Security ORG benefits reduced . In addition , the bill dropped a plan to make permanent a 3 % PERCENT excise tax on long - distance telephone calls . It no longer includes a plan that would have repealed what remains of the completed - contract method of accounting , which is used by military contractors to reduce their tax burden . It also drops a provision that would have permitted corporations to use excess pension funds to pay health benefits for current retirees . Also stricken was a fivefold increase in the maximum Occupational Safety and Health Administration ORG penalties , which would have raised $ 65 million MONEY in fiscal 1990 DATE . A provision that would have made the Social Security Administration ORG an independent agency was excised . The approval of the Senate ORG bill was especially sweet for Sen. Mitchell PERSON , who had proposed the streamlining . Mr. Mitchell PERSON 's relations with Budget ORG Director Darman PERSON , who pushed for a capital - gains cut to be added to the measure , have been strained since Mr. Darman PERSON chose to bypass the Maine GPE Democrat NORP and deal with other lawmakers earlier this year DATE during a dispute over drug funding in the fiscal 1989 supplemental spending bill . The deficit reduction bill contains $ 5.3 billion MONEY in tax increases in fiscal 1990 DATE , and $ 26 billion MONEY over five years DATE .
The revenue - raising provisions , which affect mostly corporations , would : -- Prevent companies that have made leveraged buy - outs from getting federal tax refunds resulting from losses caused by interest payments on debt issued to finance the buy - outs , effective Aug. 2 , 1989 DATE . -- Require PERSON mutual funds to include in their taxable income dividends paid to them on the date that the dividends are declared rather than received , effective the day DATE after the tax bill is enacted . -- Close a loophole regarding employee stock ownership plans , effective June 6 , 1989 DATE , that has been exploited by investment bankers in corporate takeovers . The measure repeals a 50 % PERCENT exclusion given to banks on the interest from loans used to acquire securities for an ESOP , if the ESOP owns less than 30 % PERCENT of the employer 's stock . -- Curb PERSON junk bonds by ending tax benefits for certain securities , such as zero CARDINAL - coupon bonds , that postpone cash interest payments . -- Raise $ 851 million MONEY by suspending for one year DATE an automatic reduction in airport and airway taxes . -- Speed up the collection of the payroll tax from large companies , effective August 1990 DATE . -- Impose a tax on ozone - depleting chemicals , such as those used in air conditioners and in Styrofoam PERSON , beginning at $ 1.10 MONEY a pound starting next year DATE . -- Withhold income taxes from the paychecks of certain farm workers currently exempt from withholding .
-- Change the collection of gasoline excise taxes to weekly DATE from semimonthly , effective next year DATE . -- Restrict the ability of real estate owners to escape taxes by swapping one CARDINAL piece of property for another instead of selling it for cash . -- Increase to $ 6 MONEY a person from $ 3 MONEY the international air - passenger departure tax , and impose a $ 3 MONEY - a - person tax on international departures by commercial ships . The measure also includes spending cuts and increases in federal fees . Among its provisions : -- Reduction of Medicare ORG spending in fiscal 1990 DATE by some $ 2.8 billion MONEY , in part by curbing increases in reimbursements to physicians . The plan would impose a brief freeze on physician fees next year DATE . -- Removal of the U.S. Postal Service 's ORG operating budget from the federal budget , reducing the deficit by $ 1.77 billion MONEY . A similar provision is in the House ORG version . -- Authority for the Federal Aviation Administration ORG to raise $ 239 million MONEY by charging fees for commercial airline - landing rights at New York 's GPE LaGuardia PERSON and John F. Kennedy International Airports PERSON , O'Hare International Airport ORG in Chicago GPE and National Airport LOC in Washington GPE .
-- Increases in Nuclear Regulatory Commission ORG fees totaling $ 54 million MONEY . -- Direction to the U.S. Coast Guard ORG to collect $ 50 million MONEY from users of Coast Guard ORG services . -- Raising an additional $ 43 million MONEY by increasing existing Federal Communications Commission ORG fees and penalties and establishing new fees for amateur radio operators , ship stations and mobile radio facilities . John E. Yang PERSON contributed to this article . Moody 's Investors Service ORG said it reduced its rating on $ 165 million MONEY of subordinated debt of this Beverly Hills GPE , Calif. GPE , thrift , citing turmoil in the market for low - grade , high - yield securities . The agency said it reduced its rating on the thrift 's subordinated debt to B - 2 from Ba - 2 and will keep the debt under review for possible further downgrade . Columbia Savings ORG is a major holder of so - called junk bonds . New federal legislation requires that all thrifts divest themselves of such speculative securities over a period of years DATE . Columbia Savings ORG officials were n't available for comment on the downgrade .
FRANKLIN SAVINGS ASSOCIATION -LRB- Ottawa GPE , Kan. GPE -RRB- -- Moody 's Investors Service Inc. ORG said it downgraded its rating to B - 2 from Ba - 3 on less than $ 20 million MONEY of this thrift 's senior subordinated notes . The rating concern said Franklin PERSON 's " troubled diversification record in the securities business " was one CARDINAL reason for the downgrade , citing the troubles at its L.F. Rothschild PERSON subsidiary and the possible sale of other subsidiaries . " They perhaps had concern that we were getting out of all these , " said Franklin PERSON President Duane H. Hall PERSON . " I think it was a little premature on their part . Measuring cups may soon be replaced by tablespoons in the laundry room . Procter & Gamble Co. ORG plans to begin testing next month DATE a superconcentrated detergent that will require only a few spoonfuls per washload . The move stems from lessons learned in Japan GPE where local competitors have had phenomenal success with concentrated soapsuds . It also marks P&G ORG 's growing concern that its Japanese NORP rivals , such as Kao Corp. ORG , may bring their superconcentrates to the U.S. GPE .
The Cincinnati GPE consumer - products giant got clobbered two years ago DATE in Japan GPE when Kao ORG introduced a powerful detergent , called Attack , which quickly won a 30 % PERCENT stake in the Japanese NORP markets . " They do n't want to get caught again , " says one CARDINAL industry watcher . Retailers in Phoenix GPE , Ariz. GPE , say P&G ORG 's new powdered detergent -- to be called Cheer with Color Guard -- will be on shelves in that market by early November DATE . A P&G ORG spokeswoman confirmed that shipments to Phoenix GPE started late last month DATE . She said the company will study results from this market before expanding to others . Superconcentrates are n't entirely new for P&G ORG . The company introduced a superconcentrated Lemon Cheer PERSON in Japan GPE after watching the success of Attack . When Attack hit the shelves in 1987 DATE , P&G ORG 's share of the Japanese NORP market fell to about 8 % PERCENT from more than 20 % PERCENT . With the help of Lemon Cheer ORG , P&G ORG 's share is now estimated to be 12 % PERCENT . While the Japanese NORP have embraced the compact packaging and convenience of concentrated products , the true test for P&G ORG will be in the $ 4 billion MONEY U.S. GPE detergent market , where growth is slow and liquids have gained prominence over powders .
The company may have chosen to market the product under the Cheer FAC name since it 's already expanded its best - selling Tide into 16 CARDINAL different varieties , including this year 's DATE big hit , Tide with Bleach . With superconcentrates , however , it is n't always easy to persuade consumers that less is more ; many people tend to dump too much detergent into the washing machine , believing that it takes a cup of powder to really clean the laundry . In the early 1980s DATE , P&G ORG tried to launch here a concentrated detergent under the Ariel PERSON brand name that it markets in Europe LOC . But the product , which was n't as concentrated as the new Cheer , bombed in a market test in Denver GPE and was dropped . P&G ORG and others also have tried repeatedly to hook consumers on detergent and fabric softener combinations in pouches , but they have n't sold well , despite the convenience . But P&G ORG contends the new Cheer PRODUCT is a unique formula that also offers an ingredient that prevents colors from fading . And retailers are expected to embrace the product , in part because it will take up less shelf space . " When shelf space was cheap , bigger was better , " says Hugh Zurkuhlen PERSON , an analyst at Salomon Bros ORG . But with so many brands vying for space , that 's no longer the case . If the new Cheer PRODUCT sells well , the trend toward smaller packaging is likely to accelerate as competitors follow with their own superconcentrates .
Then retailers " will probably push the -LCB- less - established -RCB- brands out altogether , " he says . Competition is bound to get tougher if Kao PERSON introduces a product like Attack in the U.S. GPE . To be sure , Kao PERSON would n't have an easy time taking U.S. GPE market share away from the mighty P&G ORG , which has about 23 % PERCENT of the market . Kao PERSON officials previously have said they are interested in selling detergents in the U.S. GPE , but so far the company has focused on acquisitions , such as last year 's DATE purchase of Andrew Jergens Co. ORG , a Cincinnati GPE hand - lotion maker . It also has a product - testing facility in California GPE . Some believe P&G ORG 's interest in a superconcentrated detergent goes beyond the concern for the Japanese NORP . " This is something P&G ORG would do with or without Kao PERSON , " says Mr. Zurkuhlen PERSON . Of all the ethnic tensions in America GPE , which is the most troublesome right now ? A good bet would be the tension between blacks and Jews in New York City GPE .
Or so it must seem to Jackie Mason PERSON , the veteran Jewish NORP comedian appearing in a new ABC ORG sitcom airing on Tuesday nights DATE -LRB- 9:30 - 10 p.m. EDT TIME -RRB- . Not only is Mr. Mason PERSON the star of " Chicken Soup PERSON , " he 's also the inheritor of a comedic tradition dating back to " Duck Soup PERSON , " and he 's currently a man in hot water . Here , in neutral language , is the gist of Mr. Mason PERSON 's remarks , quoted first ORDINAL in the Village Voice while he was a paid spokesman for the Rudolph Giuliani PERSON mayoral campaign , and then in Newsweek ORG after he and the campaign parted company . Mr. Mason PERSON said that many Jewish NORP voters feel guilty toward blacks , so they support black candidates uncritically . He said that many black voters feel bitter about racial discrimination , so they , too , support black candidates uncritically . He said that Jews have contributed more to black causes over the years DATE than vice versa . Of course , Mr. Mason PERSON did not use neutral language . As a practitioner of ethnic humor from the old days DATE on the Borscht Belt LOC , live television and the nightclub circuit , Mr. Mason PERSON instinctively reached for the vernacular . He said Jews were " sick with complexes " ; and he called David Dinkins PERSON , Mr. Giuliani PERSON 's black opponent , " a fancy shvartze with a mustache . " If Mr. Mason PERSON had used less derogatory language to articulate his amateur analysis of the voting behavior of his fellow New Yorkers NORP , would the water be quite so hot ?
It probably would , because few or none of the people upset by Mr. Mason PERSON 's remarks have bothered to distinguish between the substance of his comments and the fact that he used insulting language . In addition , some of Mr. Mason PERSON 's critics have implied that his type of ethnic humor is itself a form of racism . For example , the New York GPE state counsel for the NAACP ORG said that Mr. Mason PERSON is " like a dinosaur . People are fast leaving the place where he is stuck . " These critics fail to distinguish between the type of ethnic humor that aims at disparaging another group , such as " Polish NORP jokes " ; and the type that is double - edged , aiming inward as well as outward . The latter typically is the humor of the underdog , and it was perfected by both blacks and Jews on the minstrel and vaudeville stage as a means of mocking their white and gentile audiences along with themselves . In the hands of a zealot like Lenny Bruce PERSON , this double - edged blade could cut both the self and the audience to ribbons . But wielded by a pro like Jackie Mason PERSON , it is a constructive form of mischief . Why constructive ? Because despite all the media prattle about comedy and politics not mixing , they are similar in one CARDINAL respect : Both can serve as mechanisms for easing tensions and facilitating the co-existence of groups in conflict .
That 's why it 's dangerous to have well - intentioned thought police , on college campuses and elsewhere , taboo all critical mention of group differences . As Elizabeth Kristol PERSON wrote in the New York Times ORG just before the Mason donnybrook , " Perhaps intolerance would not boil over with such intensity if honest differences were allowed to simmer . " The question is , if group conflicts still exist -LRB- as undeniably they do -RRB- , and if Mr. Mason PERSON 's type of ethnic humor is passe , then what other means do we have for letting off steam ? Do n't say the TV sitcom , because that happens to be a genre that , in its desperate need to attract everybody and offend nobody , resembles politics more than it does comedy . It is true that the best sitcoms do allow group differences to simmer : yuppies vs. blue - collar Bostonians NORP in " Cheers " ; children vs. adults in " The Cosby Show WORK_OF_ART . " But these are not the differences that make headlines . In " Chicken Soup PERSON , " Mr. Mason PERSON plays Jackie PERSON , a Jewish NORP bachelor courting Maddie -LRB- PERSON Lynn Redgrave PERSON -RRB- , an Irish NORP widow and mother of three CARDINAL , against the wishes of his mother -LRB- Rita Karin PERSON -RRB- and her brother Michael -LRB- PERSON Brandon Maggart PERSON -RRB- . It 's worth noting that both disapproving relatives are immigrants . At least , they both speak with strong accents , as do Jackie PERSON and Maddie PERSON . It could n't be more obvious that " Chicken Soup " WORK_OF_ART is being made from an old recipe .
And a safe one CARDINAL -- imagine if the romance in question were between an Orthodox Jew and a member of the Nation of Islam ORG . Back in the 1920s , the play and movie versions of " Abie 's Irish Rose PERSON " made the theme of courtship between the assimilated offspring of Jewish NORP and Irish NORP immigrants so popular that its author , Anne Nichols PERSON , lost a plagiarism suit on the grounds that the plot has entered the public domain . And it has remained there , as evidenced by its reappearance in a 1972 DATE CBS ORG sitcom called " Bridget Loves Bernie PERSON , " whose sole distinction was that it led to the real - life marriage of Meredith Baxter PERSON and David Birney PERSON . Clearly , the question with " Chicken Soup " WORK_OF_ART is not whether the pot will boil over , but whether it will simmer at all . So far , the bubbles have been few and far between . Part of the problem is the tendency of all sitcoms , ever since the didactic days of Norman Lear PERSON , to preach about social issues . To some extent , this tendency emerges whenever the show tries to enlighten us about ethnic stereotypes by reversing them . For instance , Michael PERSON dislikes Jackie not because he 's a shrewd Jewish NORP businessman , but because he quits his well - paying job as a salesman in order to become a social worker . Even more problematic is the incompatibility between sitcom preachiness and Mr. Mason PERSON 's comic persona . The best moments in the show occur at the beginning and the end -LRB- and occasionally in the middle -RRB- , when Mr. Mason PERSON slips into his standup mode and starts meting out that old - fashioned Jewish NORP mischief to other people as well as to himself .
But too often , these routines lack spark because this sitcom , like all sitcoms , is timid about confronting Mr. Mason PERSON 's stock in trade - ethnic differences . I 'm not suggesting that the producers start putting together episodes about topics like the Catholic - Jewish dispute over the Carmelite convent at Auschwitz FAC . That issue , like racial tensions in New York City GPE , will have to cool down , not heat up , before it can simmer . But I am suggesting that they stop requiring Mr. Mason PERSON to interrupt his classic shtik with some line about " caring for other people " that would sound shmaltzy on the lips of Miss America GPE . At your age , Jackie PERSON , you ought to know that you ca n't make soup without turning up the flame . It was Friday the 13th , and the stock market plummeted nearly 200 CARDINAL points . Just a coincidence ? Or is triskaidekaphobia -- fear of the number 13 CARDINAL -- justified ? In academia , a so - called Friday the 13th DATE effect has been set up and shot down by different professors .
Robert Kolb PERSON and Ricardo Rodriguez PERSON , professors of finance at the University of Miami ORG , found evidence that the market is spooked by Friday the 13th DATE . But their study , which spanned the 1962 - 85 period DATE , has since been shown to be jinxed by an unlucky choice of data . In the '70s , the market took falls nine CARDINAL times in a row on Friday DATE the you - know - what . But the date tends to be a plus , not a minus , for stocks , according to Yale Hirsch PERSON , a collector of stock market lore . Another study found that the 82 Fridays the 13th in the 1940 - 1987 period DATE had higher than average returns -- higher even than Fridays DATE in general , which tend to be strong days DATE for stock prices . On the only other Friday the 13th this year , the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about four CARDINAL points . Professor Kolb PERSON says the original study , titled Friday the 13th DATE , Part VII , was published tongue - in - cheek . In a similar vein , he adds that the anniversary of the 1987 DATE crash and Saturday DATE 's full moon could have played a part , too , in Friday DATE 's market activity . If a hostile predator emerges for Saatchi & Saatchi Co. ORG , co-founders Charles PERSON and Maurice Saatchi PERSON will lead a management buy - out attempt , an official close to the company said .
Financing for any takeover attempt may be problematic in the wake of Friday DATE 's stock - market sell - off in New York GPE and turmoil in the junk - bond market . But the beleaguered British NORP advertising and consulting giant , which last week DATE named a new chief executive officer to replace Maurice Saatchi PERSON , has been the subject of intense takeover speculation for weeks DATE . Last week DATE , Saatchi ORG 's largest shareholder , Southeastern Asset Management ORG , said it had been approached by one CARDINAL or more third ORDINAL parties interested in a possible restructuring . And Carl Spielvogel PERSON , chief executive officer of Saatchi ORG 's big Backer Spielvogel Bates ORG advertising unit , said he had offered to lead a management buy - out of the company , but was rebuffed by Charles Saatchi PERSON . Mr. Spielvogel PERSON said he would n't launch a hostile bid . The executive close to Saatchi & Saatchi ORG said that " if a bidder came up with a ludicrously high offer , a crazy offer which Saatchi ORG knew it could n't beat , it would have no choice but to recommend it to shareholders . But -LCB- otherwise -RCB- it would undoubtedly come back " with an offer by management . The executive said any buy - out would be led by the current board , whose chairman is Maurice Saatchi PERSON and whose strategic guiding force is believed to be Charles Saatchi PERSON . Mr. Spielvogel PERSON is n't part of the board , nor are any of the other heads of Saatchi ORG 's big U.S. GPE - based ad agencies . The executive did n't name any price , but securities analysts have said Saatchi ORG would fetch upward of $ 1.3 billion MONEY .
The executive denied speculation that Saatchi ORG was bringing in the new chief executive officer only to clean up the company financially so that the brothers could lead a buy - back . That speculation abounded Friday DATE as industry executives analyzed the appointment of the new chief executive , Robert Louis - Dreyfus PERSON , who joins Saatchi ORG and becomes a member of its board on Jan. 1 DATE . Mr. Louis - Dreyfus PERSON , formerly chief executive of the pharmaceutical research firm IMS International Inc. ORG , has a reputation as a savvy financial manager , and will be charged largely with repairing Saatchi ORG 's poor financial state . Asked about the speculation that Mr. Louis - Dreyfus PERSON has been hired to pave the way for a buy - out by the brothers , the executive replied , " That is n't the reason Dreyfus PERSON has been brought in . He was brought in to turn around the company . " Separately , several Saatchi ORG agency clients said they believe the company 's management shakeup will have little affect on them . " It has n't had any impact on us , nor do we expect it to , " said a spokeswoman for Miller Brewing Co. ORG , a major client of Backer Spielvogel ORG . John Lampe PERSON , director of advertising at PaineWebber Inc. ORG , a Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising ORG client , said : " We have no problem with the announcement , because we do n't know what change it 's going to bring about . We are n't going to change agencies because of a change in London GPE . " Executives at Backer Spielvogel ORG client Avis Inc. ORG , as well as at Saatchi ORG client Philips Lighting Co. ORG , also said they saw no effect .
Executives at Prudential - Bache Securities Inc. ORG , a Backer Spielvogel ORG client that is reviewing its account , declined comment . Mr. Spielvogel PERSON had said that Prudential - Bache ORG was prepared to finance either a management buy - out and restructuring , or a buy - out of Backer Spielvogel ORG alone , led by him . Ad Notes ... . NEW ACCOUNT : California GPE 's Glendale Federal Bank ORG awarded its $ 12 million to $ 15 million MONEY account to the Los Angeles GPE office of Omnicom Group 's ORG BBDO agency . The account was previously handled by Davis , Ball & Colombatto Advertising Inc. ORG , a Los Angeles GPE agency . ACCOUNT REVIEW : Royal Crown Cola Co. ORG has ended its relationship with the Boston GPE office of Hill GPE , Holliday , Connors , Cosmopulos . The account had billed about $ 6 million MONEY in 1988 DATE , according to Leading National Advertisers ORG . NOT - GUILTY PLEA :
As expected , Young & Rubicam Inc. ORG along with two CARDINAL senior executives and a former employee , pleaded not guilty in federal court in New Haven GPE , Conn. GPE , to conspiracy and racketeering charges . The government has charged that they bribed Jamaican NORP officials to win the Jamaica Tourist Board ORG ad account in 1981 DATE . A spokesman for the U.S. GPE Attorney 's office said extradition proceedings are " just beginning " for the other two CARDINAL defendants in the case , Eric Anthony Abrahams PERSON , former Jamaican NORP tourism minister , and Jamaican NORP businessman Arnold Foote Jr PERSON . KOREAN AGENCY : The Samsung Group ORG and Bozell Inc. ORG agreed to establish a joint venture advertising agency in South Korea GPE . Bozell Cheil Corp. ORG , as the new agency will be called , will be based in Seoul GPE and is 70 % PERCENT owned by Samsung ORG and 30 % PERCENT owned by Bozell ORG . Samsung ORG already owns Korea First Advertising Co. ORG , that country 's largest agency . Bozell ORG joins Backer Spielvogel Bates ORG and Ogilvy Group ORG as U.S. GPE agencies with interests in Korean agencies . As small investors peppered their mutual funds with phone calls over the weekend DATE , big fund managers said they have a strong defense against any wave of withdrawals : cash .
Unlike the weekend DATE before Black Monday EVENT , the funds were n't swamped with heavy withdrawal requests . And many fund managers have built up cash levels and say they will be buying stock this week DATE . At Fidelity Investments ORG , the nation 's largest fund company , telephone volume was up sharply , but it was still at just half CARDINAL the level of the weekend preceding Black Monday EVENT in 1987 DATE . The Boston GPE firm said stock - fund redemptions were running at less than one - third ORDINAL the level two years ago DATE . As of yesterday DATE afternoon TIME , the redemptions represented less than 15 % PERCENT of the total cash position of about $ 2 billion MONEY of Fidelity ORG 's stock funds . " Two years ago DATE there were massive redemption levels over the weekend DATE and a lot of fear around , " said C. Bruce Johnstone PERSON , who runs Fidelity Investments ' ORG $ 5 billion MONEY Equity - Income Fund ORG . " This feels more like a one CARDINAL - shot deal . People are n't panicking . " The test may come today DATE . Friday DATE 's stock market sell - off came too late for many investors to act .
Some shareholders have held off until today DATE because any fund exchanges made after Friday DATE 's close would take place at today DATE 's closing prices . Stock fund redemptions during the 1987 DATE debacle did n't begin to snowball until after the market opened on Black Monday DATE . But fund managers say they 're ready . Many have raised cash levels , which act as a buffer against steep market declines . Mario Gabelli PERSON , for instance , holds cash positions well above 20 % PERCENT in several of his funds . Windsor Fund 's ORG John Neff PERSON and Mutual Series ' Michael Price PERSON said they had raised their cash levels to more than 20 % and 30 % PERCENT , respectively , this year DATE . Even Peter Lynch PERSON , manager of Fidelity ORG 's $ 12.7 billion MONEY Magellan Fund ORG , the nation 's largest stock fund , built up cash to 7 % PERCENT or $ 850 million MONEY . One CARDINAL reason is that after two years DATE of monthly DATE net redemptions , the fund posted net inflows of money from investors in August DATE and September DATE . " I 've let the money build up , " Mr. Lynch PERSON said , who added that he has had trouble finding stocks he likes . Not all funds have raised cash levels , of course .
As a group , stock funds held 10.2 % PERCENT of assets in cash as of August DATE , the latest figures available from the Investment Company Institute ORG . That was modestly higher than the 8.8 % PERCENT and 9.2 % PERCENT levels in August DATE and September of 1987 DATE . Also , persistent redemptions would force some fund managers to dump stocks to raise cash . But a strong level of investor withdrawals is much more unlikely this time around , fund managers said . A major reason is that investors already have sharply scaled back their purchases of stock funds since Black Monday EVENT . Stock - fund sales have rebounded in recent months DATE , but monthly DATE net purchases are still running at less than half DATE 1987 levels . " There 's not nearly as much froth , " said John Bogle PERSON , chairman of Vanguard Group Inc. ORG , a big Valley Forge LOC , Pa. GPE , fund company . Many fund managers argue that now 's the time to buy . Vincent Bajakian PERSON , manager of the $ 1.8 billion MONEY Wellington Fund ORG , added to his positions in Bristol - Myers Squibb ORG , Woolworth ORG and Dun & Bradstreet ORG Friday . And today DATE he 'll be looking to buy drug stocks like Eli Lilly ORG , Pfizer and American Home Products ORG whose dividend yields have been bolstered by stock declines .
Fidelity ORG 's Mr. Lynch PERSON , for his part , snapped up Southern Co. ORG shares Friday DATE after the stock got hammered . If the market drops further today DATE , he said he 'll be buying blue chips such as Bristol - Myers ORG and Kellogg PERSON . " If they croak stocks like that , " he said , it presents an opportunity that is " the kind of thing you dream about . " Major mutual - fund groups said phone calls were arriving at twice the normal weekend pace yesterday DATE . But most investors were seeking share prices and other information . Trading volume was only modestly higher than normal . Still , fund groups are n't taking any chances . They hope to avoid the jammed phone lines and other snags that infuriated some fund investors in October 1987 DATE . Fidelity on Saturday DATE opened its 54 CARDINAL walk - in investor centers across the country . The centers normally are closed through the weekend DATE .
In addition , East Coast LOC centers will open at 7:30 EDT this morning TIME , instead of the normal 8:30 . T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. ORG increased its staff of phone representatives to handle investor requests . The Baltimore GPE - based group noted that some investors moved money from stock funds to money - market funds . But most investors seemed to be " in an information mode rather than in a transaction mode , " said Steven Norwitz PERSON , a vice president . And Vanguard , among other groups , said it was adding more phone representatives today DATE to help investors get through . In an unusual move , several funds moved to calm investors with recordings on their toll - free phone lines . " We view -LCB- Friday DATE 's -RCB- market decline as offering us a buying opportunity as long - term investors , " a recording at Gabelli & Co. ORG funds said over the weekend DATE . The Janus Group ORG had a similar recording for investors . Several fund managers expect a rough market this morning TIME before prices stabilize . Some early selling is likely to stem from investors and portfolio managers who want to lock in this year 's fat profits .
Stock funds have averaged a staggering gain of 25 % PERCENT through September DATE , according to Lipper Analytical Services Inc ORG . Elaine Garzarelli PERSON , who runs Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. 's ORG $ 335 million MONEY Sector Analysis Portfolio PERSON , predicts the market will open down at least 50 CARDINAL points on technical factors and " some panic selling . " But she expects prices to rebound soon and is telling investors she expects the stock market wo n't decline more than 10 % to 15 % PERCENT from recent highs . " This is not a major crash , " she said . Nevertheless , Ms. Garzarelli PERSON said she was swamped with phone calls over the weekend DATE from nervous shareholders . " Half CARDINAL of them are really scared and want to sell , " she said , " but I 'm trying to talk them out of it . " She added , " If they all were bullish , I 'd really be upset . " The backdrop to Friday DATE 's slide was markedly different from that of the October 1987 DATE crash , fund managers argue . Two years ago DATE , unlike today DATE , the dollar was weak , interest rates were rising and the market was very overvalued , they say . " From the investors ' standpoint , institutions and individuals learned a painful lesson ... by selling at the lows " on Black Monday , said Stephen Boesel PERSON , manager of the $ 580 million MONEY T. Rowe Price Growth ORG and Income Fund .
This time , " I do n't think we 'll get a panic reaction . Valley Federal Savings & Loan Association ORG said Imperial Corp. of America ORG withdrew from regulators its application to buy five CARDINAL Valley Federal LOC branches , leaving the transaction in limbo . The broken purchase appears as additional evidence of trouble at Imperial Corp. ORG , whose spokesman said the company withdrew its application from the federal Office of Thrift Supervision ORG because of an informal notice that Imperial ORG 's thrift unit failed to meet Community Reinvestment Act ORG requirements . The Community Reinvestment Act ORG requires savings and loan associations to lend money in amounts related to areas where deposits are received . The transaction , announced in August DATE , included about $ 146 million MONEY in deposits at the five CARDINAL outlets in California GPE 's San Joaquin GPE Valley . Terms were n't disclosed , but Valley Federal ORG had said it expected to post a modest pretax gain and to save about $ 2 million MONEY in operating costs annually DATE . Valley Federal ORG said Friday DATE that it is considering whether to seek another buyer for the branches or to pursue the transaction with Imperial Corp. ORG , which said it is attempting to meet Community Reinvestment Act ORG requirements . Valley Federal ORG , with assets of $ 3.3 billion MONEY , is based in Van Nuys GPE . Imperial Corp. ORG , based in San Diego GPE , is the parent of Imperial Savings & Loan ORG .
In the first six months of the year DATE it posted a net loss of $ 33.1 million MONEY . Food and Drug Administration ORG spokesman Jeff Nesbit PERSON said the agency has turned over evidence in a criminal investigation concerning Vitarine Pharmaceuticals Inc. ORG to the U.S. GPE Attorney 's office in Baltimore GPE . Neither Vitarine nor any of the Springfield Gardens GPE , N.Y. GPE , company 's officials or employees have been charged with any crimes . Vitarine won approval to market a version of a blood pressure medicine but acknowledged that it substituted a SmithKline Beecham PLC ORG product as its own in tests . Mr. Nesbit PERSON also said the FDA ORG has asked Bolar Pharmaceutical Co. ORG to recall at the retail level its urinary tract antibiotic . But so far the company has n't complied with that request , the spokesman said . Bolar ORG , the subject of a criminal investigation by the FDA ORG and the Inspector General 's office of the Health and Human Services Department ORG , only agreed to recall two CARDINAL strengths of its version of Macrodantin ORG " as far down as direct customers , mostly wholesalers , " Mr. Nesbit PERSON said . Bolar ORG , of Copiague GPE , N.Y. GPE , earlier began a voluntary recall of both its 100 CARDINAL milligram and 50 milligram versions of the drug . The FDA ORG has said it presented evidence it uncovered to the company indicating that Bolar ORG substituted the brand - name product for its own to gain government approval to sell generic versions of Macrodantin GPE .
Bolar ORG has denied that it switched the brand - name product for its own in such testing . Financial Corp. ORG of Santa Barbara GPE filed suit against former stock speculator Ivan F. Boesky PERSON and Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. ORG , charging they defrauded the thrift by concealing their relationship when persuading it to buy $ 284 million MONEY in high - yield , high - risk junk bonds . In a suit filed in federal court Thursday DATE , the S&L alleged that a " disproportionate number " of the bonds it purchased in 1984 DATE declined in value . Financial Corp. ORG purchased the bonds , the suit alleged , after Mr. Boesky PERSON and Drexel ORG negotiated an agreement for Vagabond Hotels ORG to purchase a 51 % PERCENT stake in the thrift for about $ 34 million MONEY . Vagabond Hotels ORG was controlled by Mr. Boesky PERSON , who currently is serving a prison term for securities violations . Officials at Drexel ORG said they had n't seen the suit and thus could n't comment . In addition to $ 33 million MONEY compensatory damages , the suit seeks $ 100 million MONEY in punitive damages . Also named in the suit is Ivan F. Boesky Corp. PERSON and Northview Corp. ORG , the successor company to Vagabonds Hotels ORG . Northview officials could n't be located .
Financial Corp. ORG said it agreed to buy the bonds after a representative of Ivan F. Boesky Corp. PERSON visited it in November 1983 DATE and said Financial Corp. ORG could improve its financial condition by purchasing the bonds . Shortly before the visit , Mr. Boesky PERSON and Drexel ORG representives had met with Financial Corp. ORG officials and had signed a letter of intent to acquire the 51 % PERCENT stake in the company . However , the agreement was canceled in June 1984 DATE . Financial Corp. ORG purchased the bonds in at least 70 CARDINAL different transactions in 1984 DATE and since then has realized $ 11 million MONEY in losses on them , the company said . A consortium of private investors operating as LJH Funding Co. ORG said it has made a $ 409 million MONEY cash bid for most of L.J. Hooker Corp. 's ORG real - estate and shopping - center holdings . The $ 409 million MONEY bid includes the assumption of an estimated $ 300 million MONEY in secured liabilities on those properties , according to those making the bid . The group is led by Jay Shidler PERSON , chief executive officer of Shidler Investment Corp. ORG in Honolulu GPE , and A. Boyd Simpson PERSON , chief executive of the Atlanta GPE - based Simpson Organization Inc ORG . Mr. Shidler PERSON 's company specializes in commercial real - estate investment and claims to have $ 1 billion MONEY in assets ; Mr. Simpson PERSON is a developer and a former senior executive of L.J. Hooker ORG . " The assets are good , but they require more money and management " than can be provided in L.J. Hooker 's ORG current situation , said Mr. Simpson PERSON in an interview . "
Hooker 's philosophy was to build and sell . We want to build and hold . " L.J. Hooker ORG , based in Atlanta GPE , is operating with protection from its creditors under Chapter 11 LAW of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code ORG . Its parent company , Hooker Corp. ORG of Sydney GPE , Australia GPE , is currently being managed by a court - appointed provisional liquidator . Sanford Sigoloff PERSON , chief executive of L.J. Hooker ORG , said yesterday DATE in a statement that he has not yet seen the bid but that he would review it and bring it to the attention of the creditors committee . The $ 409 million MONEY bid is estimated by Mr. Simpson PERSON as representing 75 % PERCENT of the value of all Hooker real - estate holdings in the U.S. GPE . Not included in the bid are Bonwit Teller PERSON or B. Altman & Co. ORG , L.J. Hooker 's ORG department - store chains . The offer covers the massive 1.8 million CARDINAL - square - foot Forest Fair Mall ORG in Cincinnati GPE , the 800,000 CARDINAL square - foot Richland Fashion Mall in Columbia GPE , S.C. GPE , and the 700,000 CARDINAL square - foot Thornton Town Center ORG mall in Thornton GPE , Colo GPE . The Thornton PERSON mall opened Sept. 19 DATE with a Bigg PERSON 's hypermarket as its anchor ; the Columbia ORG mall is expected to open Nov. 15 DATE . Other Hooker properties included are a 20 CARDINAL - story office tower in midtown Atlanta GPE , expected to be completed next February DATE ; vacant land sites in Florida GPE and Ohio GPE ; L.J. Hooker International ORG , the commercial real - estate brokerage company that once did business as Merrill Lynch Commercial Real Estate ORG , plus other shopping centers .
The consortium was put together by Hoare Govett PERSON , the London GPE - based investment banking company that is a subsidiary of Security Pacific Corp ORG . " We do n't anticipate any problems in raising the funding for the bid , " said Allan Campbell PERSON , the head of mergers and acquisitions at Hoare Govett PERSON , in an interview . Hoare Govett PERSON is acting as the consortium 's investment bankers . According to people familiar with the consortium , the bid was code - named Project Klute PERSON , a reference to the film " Klute " WORK_OF_ART in which a prostitute played by actress Jane Fonda PERSON is saved from a psychotic businessman by a police officer named John Klute PERSON . L.J. Hooker ORG was a small home - building company based in Atlanta GPE in 1979 DATE when Mr. Simpson PERSON was hired to push it into commercial development . The company grew modestly until 1986 DATE , when a majority position in Hooker Corp. ORG was acquired by Australian NORP developer George Herscu PERSON , currently Hooker ORG 's chairman . Mr. Herscu PERSON proceeded to launch an ambitious , but ill - fated , $ 1 billion MONEY acquisition binge that included Bonwit Teller PERSON and B. Altman & Co. ORG , as well as majority positions in Merksamer Jewelers ORG , a Sacramento GPE chain ; Sakowitz Inc. ORG , the Houston GPE - based retailer , and Parisian Inc. ORG , the Southeast NORP department - store chain . Eventually Mr. Simpson PERSON and Mr. Herscu PERSON had a falling out over the direction of the company , and Mr. Simpson PERSON said he resigned in 1988 DATE . Since then , Hooker Corp. ORG has sold its interest in the Parisian NORP chain back to Parisian NORP 's management and is currently attempting to sell the B. Altman & Co. ORG chain . In addition , Robert Sakowitz PERSON , chief executive of the Sakowitz GPE chain , is seeking funds to buy out the Hooker interest in his company .
The Merksamer ORG chain is currently being offered for sale by First Boston Corp ORG . Reached in Honolulu GPE , Mr. Shidler PERSON said that he believes the various Hooker malls can become profitable with new management . " These are n't mature assets , but they have the potential to be so , " said Mr. Shidler PERSON . " Managed properly , and with a long - term outlook , these can become investment - grade quality properties . Southmark Corp. ORG said that it filed part of its 10 CARDINAL - K report with the Securities and Exchange Commission ORG , but that the filing does n't include its audited financial statements and related information . The real estate and thrift concern , operating under bankruptcy - law proceedings , said it told the SEC ORG it could n't provide financial statements by the end of its first ORDINAL extension " without unreasonable burden or expense . " The company asked for a 15 - day DATE extension Sept. 30 DATE , when the financial reports were due . Southmark ORG said it plans to amend its 10K to provide financial results as soon as its audit is completed .
On a recent Saturday night , in the midst of West Germany 's GPE most popular prime - time show , a contestant bet the host that she could name any of 100 CARDINAL different cheeses after just one CARDINAL nibble , while blindfolded . The woman won the bet . But perhaps even more remarkable , the three - hour TIME - show , " Wetten Dass PERSON " -LRB- Make a Bet -RRB- , regularly wins the top slot in the country 's TV ratings , sometimes drawing as many as CARDINAL 50 % of West German NORP households . As the 1992 DATE economic integration approaches , Europe LOC 's cultural curators have taken to the ramparts against American NORP " cultural imperialism , " threatening to impose quotas against such pop invaders as " Dallas GPE , " " Miami GPE Vice " and " L.A. Law . " But much of what the Europeans NORP want to protect seems every bit as cheesy as what they are trying to keep out . The most militant opposition to American NORP TV imports has come from French NORP television and movie producers , who have demanded quotas ensuring that a full 60 % PERCENT of Europe LOC 's TV shows be produced in Europe LOC . So far , the French NORP have failed to win enough broad - based support to prevail . A glance through the television listings and a few twists of the European NORP television dial suggest one CARDINAL reason why . While there are some popular action and drama series , few boast the high culture and classy production values one CARDINAL might expect . More European NORP air time is filled with low - budget game shows , variety hours , movies and talk shows , many of which are authorized knock - offs of their American NORP counterparts .
One CARDINAL of France GPE 's most popular Saturday night TIME programs features semi-celebrities seeking out their grammar - school classmates for on - air reunions . A Flemish NORP game show has as its host a Belgian NORP pretending to be Italian NORP . One CARDINAL of Italy GPE 's favorite shows , " Fantastico , " a tepid variety show , is so popular that viewers clamored to buy a chocolate product , " Cacao Fantastico PERSON , " whose praises were sung each week by dancing showgirls -- even though the product did n't exist . Topping the cheese stunt , on another typical evening of fun on " Wetten Dass PERSON , " a contestant won a bet with the show 's host , Thomas Gottschalk PERSON , that he could identify 300 CARDINAL German NORP dialects over the telephone . A celebrity guest , U.S. GPE Ambassador to West Germany GPE Richard Burt PERSON , also won a bet that someone could pile up $ 150 MONEY worth of quarters DATE on a slanted coin . Mr. Burt PERSON nonetheless paid the penalty as if he had lost , agreeing to spend a day with West German NORP Foreign Minister Hans - Dietrich Genscher PERSON frying and selling their combined weight in potato pancakes . If this seems like pretty weak stuff around which to raise the protectionist barriers , it may be because these shows need all the protection they can get . European NORP programs usually target only their own local audience , and often only a small portion of that . Mega-hits in Germany GPE or Italy GPE rarely make it even to France GPE or Great Britain GPE , and almost never show up on U.S. GPE screens . Attempts to produce " pan-European " programs have generally resulted in disappointment .
One CARDINAL annual co-production , the three - hour - long TIME " Eurovision Song Contest , " featuring soft - rock songs from each of 20 CARDINAL European NORP countries , has been described as the world 's most boring TV show . Another , " Jeux Sans Frontieres PERSON , " where villagers from assorted European NORP countries make fools of themselves performing pointless tasks , is a hit in France GPE . A U.S. GPE - made imitation under the title " Almost Anything Goes " WORK_OF_ART flopped fast . For the most part , what 's made here stays here , and for good reason . The cream of the British NORP crop , the literary dramas that are shown on U.S. GPE public television as " Masterpiece Theater PERSON , " make up a relatively small part of British NORP air time . Most British NORP programming is more of an acquired taste . There is , for instance , " One Man and His Dog WORK_OF_ART , " a herding contest among sheep dogs . Also riveting to the British NORP are hours of dart - throwing championships , even more hours of lawn bowling contests and still more hours of snooker marathons . European NORP drama has had better , though still mixed , fortunes . The most popular such shows focus on narrow national concerns .
A French NORP knock - off of " Dallas GPE , " called " Chateauvallon " and set in a French NORP vineyard , had a good run in France GPE , which ended after the female lead was injured in a real - life auto accident . " Schwarzwaldklinik , " -LRB- Black Forest Clinic ORG -RRB- , a kind of German NORP " St . Elsewhere " set in a health spa , is popular in Germany GPE , and has spread into France GPE . Italy GPE 's most popular series is a drama called " La Piovra PERSON , " or " The Octopus , " which chronicles the fight of an idealistic young investigator in Palermo GPE against the Mafia . It was front - page news in Italy GPE earlier this year DATE when the fictional inspector was gunned down in the series . Spain GPE 's most popular mini-series this year DATE was " Juncal , " the story of an aging bullfighter . " The trend is pretty well established now that local programs are the most popular , with American NORP programs second ORDINAL , " says Brian Wenham PERSON , a former director of programs for the British Broadcasting Corp ORG . " Given a choice , everybody will watch a home - produced show . " But frequently there is n't much choice . Thus , Europe LOC has begun the recent crusade to produce more worthy shows of its own , programs with broader appeal . " We 've basically got to start from scratch , to train writers and producers to make shows that other people will want to see , " concedes Colin Young PERSON , head of Britain GPE 's National Film Theatre School ORG .
While some in the U.S. GPE contend that advertising is the bane of television , here many believe that its absence is to blame for the European TV ORG industry 's sluggish development . Until recently , national governments in Europe LOC controlled most of the air time and allowed little or no advertising . Since production costs were guaranteed , it did n't matter that a program could n't be sold abroad or put into syndication , as most American NORP programs are . But not much money was spent on the shows , either , a situation that encouraged cheap - to - make talk and game shows , while discouraging expensive - to - produce dramas . Now , however , commercial channels are coming to most European NORP countries , and at the same time , satellite and cable technology is spreading rapidly . Just last week DATE , Greece GPE authorized two CARDINAL commercial channels for the first ORDINAL time ; Spain GPE earlier began to allow commercial television alongside its state channels . The result is a new and huge appetite for programming . But perhaps to the consternation of those calling for quotas , most of this void is likely to be filled with the cheapest and most plentiful programming now available -- reruns -- usually of shows made in the U.S. GPE . Sky Channel ORG , a British NORP - based venture of Australian NORP - American press tycoon Rupert Murdoch PERSON , offers what must be a baffling cultural mix to most of its audience . The financially struggling station offers programs obviously made available cheaply from its boss 's other ventures .
In a Madrid GPE hotel room recently , a viewer caught the end of a badly acted series about a fishing boat on Australia GPE 's Great Barrier Reef FAC , only to be urged by the British NORP announcer to " stay tuned for the further adventures of Skippy the Kangaroo . " Lisa Grishaw - Mueller PERSON in Bonn GPE , Laura Colby PERSON in Milan GPE , Tim Carrington PERSON in London GPE and Carlta Vitzhum ORG in Madrid GPE contributed to this article . SOUTH AFRICA FREED the ANC ORG 's Sisulu PERSON and seven CARDINAL other political prisoners . Thousands CARDINAL of supporters , many brandishing flags of the outlawed African National Congress ORG , gave the anti-apartheid activists a tumultuous reception upon their return to black townships across the country . Most of those freed had spent at least 25 years DATE in prison . The 77 - year - old DATE Sisulu PERSON , sentenced to life in 1964 DATE along with black nationalist Nelson Mandela PERSON for plotting to overthrow the government , said equality for blacks in South Africa GPE was in reach . The releases , announced last week DATE by President de Klerk PERSON , were viewed as Pretoria GPE 's tacit legalization of the ANC ORG . Mandela PERSON , considered the most prominent leader of the ANC ORG , remains in prison . But his release within the next few months DATE is widely expected .
The Soviet Union GPE reported that thousands CARDINAL of tons of goods needed to ease widespread shortages across the nation were piled up at ports and rail depots , and food shipments were rotting because of a lack of people and equipment to move the cargo . Strikes and mismanagement were cited , and Premier Ryzhkov PERSON warned of " tough measures . " Bush PERSON indicated there might be " room for flexibility " in a bill to allow federal funding of abortions for poor women who are vicitims of rape and incest . He reiterated his opposition to such funding , but expressed hope of a compromise . The president , at a news conference Friday DATE , also renewed a call for the ouster of Panama GPE 's Noriega PERSON . The White House ORG said minors have n't any right to abortion without the consent of their parents . The administration 's policy was stated in a friend - of - the - court brief urging the Supreme Court ORG to give states more leeway to restrict abortions . Ten CARDINAL of the nation 's governors , meanwhile , called on the justices to reject efforts to limit abortions . The Justice Department ORG announced that the FBI ORG has been given the authority to seize U.S. GPE fugitives overseas without the permission of foreign governments . Secretary of State ORG Baker PERSON emphasized Friday DATE that the new policy would n't be invoked by the Bush PERSON administration without full consideration of foreign - policy implications .
NASA ORG pronounced the space shuttle Atlantis PRODUCT ready for launch tomorrow DATE following a five - day DATE postponement of the flight because of a faulty engine computer . The device was replaced . The spacecraft 's five CARDINAL astronauts are to dispatch the Galileo PRODUCT space probe on an exploration mission to Jupiter LOC . South Korea 's GPE President Roh PERSON traveled to the U.S. GPE for a five - day DATE visit that is expected to focus on ties between Washington GPE and Seoul GPE . Roh PERSON , who is facing calls for the reduction of U.S. GPE military forces in South Korea GPE , is to meet with Bush PERSON tomorrow and is to address a joint session of Congress ORG on Wednesday DATE . China GPE 's Communist NORP leadership voted to purge the party of " hostile and anti-party elements " and wealthy private businessmen , whom they called exploiters . The decision , reported by the official Xinhua News Agency ORG , indicated that the crackdown prompted by student - led pro-democracy protests in June DATE is intensifying . Hundreds CARDINAL of East Germans NORP flocked to Bonn GPE 's Embassy in Warsaw GPE , bringing to more than 1,200 CARDINAL the number of emigres expected to flee to the West beginning today DATE . More than 2,100 CARDINAL others escaped to West Germany GPE through Hungary GPE over the Weekend . In Leipzig GPE , activists vowed to continue street protests to demand internal change .
Zaire GPE 's President Mobutu PERSON met in southern France GPE with Angolan GPE rebel leader Savimbi PERSON and a senior U.S. GPE envoy in a bid to revive an accord to end Angola GPE 's civil war . Details of the talks , described by a Zairean official as " very delicate , " were n't disclosed . PLO ORG leader Arafat PERSON insisted on guarantees that any elections in the Israeli NORP - occupied territories would be impartial . He made his remarks to a PLO ORG gathering in Baghdad GPE . In the occupied lands , underground leaders of the Arab NORP uprising rejected a U.S. GPE plan to arrange Israeli NORP - Palestinian talks as Shamir PERSON opposed holding such discussions in Cairo GPE . Lebanese NORP Christian NORP lawmakers presented to Arab NORP mediators at talks in Saudi Arabia GPE proposals for a new timetable for the withdrawal of Syria GPE 's forces from Lebanon GPE . A plan currently under study gives Damascus GPE two years DATE to pull back to eastern Lebanon GPE , starting from the time Beirut GPE 's legislature increases political power for Moslems NORP . Hurricane Jerry EVENT threatened to combine with the highest tides of the year to swamp the Texas GPE - Louisiana coast . Thousands CARDINAL of residents of low - lying areas were ordered to evacuate as the storm headed north in the Gulf of Mexico LOC with 80 CARDINAL mph winds .
When Justice William Brennan marks PERSON the start of his 34th year on the Supreme Court ORG today DATE , the occasion will differ sharply from previous anniversaries of his tenure . For the first ORDINAL time , the 83 - year - old DATE justice finds his influence almost exclusively in dissent , rather than as a force in the high court 's majority . This role reversal holds true , as well , for his three CARDINAL liberal and moderate allies , Justices Thurgood Marshall PERSON , Harry Blackmun PERSON and John Stevens PERSON . But are these four CARDINAL players , three CARDINAL of them in their 80s DATE , ready to assume a different role after 88 years DATE , collectively , of service on the high court ? Every indication is that the four CARDINAL are prepared to accept this new role , and the frustrations that go with it , but in different ways . Justices Brennan PERSON and Stevens PERSON appear philosophical about it ; Justices Marshall and Blackmun appear fighting mad . The four CARDINAL justices are no newcomers to dissent , often joining forces in the past decade DATE to criticize the court 's conservative drift . But always , in years past DATE , they have bucked the trend and have been able to pick up a fifth ORDINAL vote to eke out a number of major victories in civil rights and liberties cases . Now , however , as the court 's new five CARDINAL - member conservative majority continues to solidify , victories for the liberals are rare . The change is most dramatic for Justice Brennan PERSON , the last survivor of the mid-1960s liberal majority under Chief Justice Earl Warren PERSON .
In the seven CARDINAL Supreme Court ORG terms from the fall of 1962 DATE through the spring of 1967 DATE , the height of the Warren Court 's ORG power , Justice Brennan PERSON cast only 25 CARDINAL dissenting votes in 555 CARDINAL cases decided by the court . Last term alone he cast 52 CARDINAL dissenting votes in 133 CARDINAL decisions , with the contentious flag - burning ruling as his only big victory . But Justice Brennan PERSON foresaw his new role , strongly defending the importance of dissents in a 1985 DATE speech . " Each time the court revisits an issue , the justices will be forced by a dissent to reconsider the fundamental questions and to rethink the result , " he said . Moreover , in recent months DATE he has said that when he was on the winning side in the 1960s , he knew that the tables might turn in the future . He has said that he now knows how Justice John Harlan PERSON felt , a reference to the late conservative justice who was the most frequent dissenter from the Warren Court 's ORG opinions . Associates of 81 - year - old DATE Justice Marshall PERSON say he was " depressed " about the court 's direction last spring DATE , but is feisty about his role and determined to speak out against the court 's cutbacks in civil rights . " We could sweep it under the rug and hide it , but I 'm not going to do it , " he said in a speech last month DATE . He , like Justice Brennan PERSON , considers dissents highly important for the future , a point that has n't escaped legal scholars . Harvard Law School ORG Professor Laurence Tribe PERSON says there is a " generation - skipping " flavor to current dissents .
The dissenters in the Warren Court ORG , he says , appeared to be writing for the short - term , suggesting that the court 's direction might change soon . " Brennan PERSON and Marshall PERSON are speaking in their dissents to a more distant future , " he says . Justice Blackmun PERSON , who will turn 81 next month DATE , also seems feisty about his new role . Associates say he takes some defeats more personally than his colleagues , especially attempts to curtail the right to abortion first ORDINAL recognized in his 1973 DATE opinion , Roe PERSON vs. Wade PERSON . Friends and associates who saw Justice Blackmun PERSON during the summer said he was no more discouraged about the court than in recent years DATE . And his outlook improved after successful cataract surgery in August DATE . But his level of frustration showed in a recent , impassioned speech to a group of hundreds CARDINAL of lawyers in Chicago GPE . He concluded his remarks by quoting , emotionally and at some length , according to those present , the late Martin Luther King 's PERSON famous " I Have a Dream " speech from the 1963 March on Washington GPE . Justice Stevens PERSON , 69 DATE , is probably the most philosophical of the dissenters about his role , in part because he may be the least liberal of the four CARDINAL , but also because he enjoys the intellectual challenge of arguing with the majority more than the others . If the role these four CARDINAL dissenters are assuming is a familiar one CARDINAL in modern Supreme Court ORG history , it also differs in an important way from recent history , court watchers say .
" The dissenters of the Warren Court ORG were often defending a legal legacy that they inherited , " says Prof. A.E. Dick Howard PERSON of the University of Virginia Law School , " but the dissenters today DATE are defending a legacy that they created . The official White House ORG reaction to a plunge in stock prices has a 60 - year DATE history of calm , right up through Friday DATE . Treasury ORG Secretary Nicholas Brady PERSON said in a statement Friday DATE that the stock - market decline " does n't signal any fundamental change in the condition of the economy . " " The economy , " he added , " remains well - balanced and the outlook is for continued moderate growth . " Sound familiar ? Here 's what Ronald Reagan PERSON said after the 1987 DATE crash : " The underlying economy remains sound . There is nothing wrong with the economy ... all the indices are up . " Heard that before ? After the 1929 DATE crash , Herbert Hoover PERSON said : " The fundamental business of the country ... is on a sound and prosperous basis .
The oil industry 's middling profits could persist through the rest of the year DATE . Major oil companies in the next few days DATE are expected to report much less robust earnings than they did for the third quarter a year ago DATE , largely reflecting deteriorating chemical prices and gasoline profitability . The gasoline picture may improve this quarter DATE , but chemicals are likely to remain weak , industry executives and analysts say , reducing chances that profits could equal their year - earlier DATE performance . The industry is " seeing a softening somewhat in volume and certainly in price in petrochemicals , " Glenn Cox PERSON , president of Phillips Petroleum Co. ORG , said in an interview . " That change will obviously impact third ORDINAL and fourth quarter earnings " for the industry in general , he added . He did n't forecast Phillips ORG 's results . But securities analysts say Phillips ORG will be among the companies hard - hit by weak chemical prices and will probably post a drop in third - quarter DATE earnings . So , too , many analysts predict , will Exxon Corp. ORG , Chevron Corp. ORG and Amoco Corp ORG . Typical is what happened to the price of ethylene , a major commodity chemical produced in vast amounts by many oil companies .
It has plunged 13 % PERCENT since July DATE to around 26 cents MONEY a pound . A year ago DATE ethylene sold for 33 cents MONEY , peaking at about 34 cents MONEY last December DATE . A big reason for the chemical price retreat is overexpansion . Beginning in mid-1987 DATE , prices began accelerating as a growing U.S. GPE economy and the weak dollar spurred demand . Companies added capacity furiously . Now , greatly increased supplies are on the market , while the dollar is stronger , and domestic economic growth is slower . Third - quarter DATE profits from gasoline were weaker . " Refining margins were so good in the third quarter of last year DATE and generally not very good this year DATE , " said William Randol PERSON , a securities analyst at First Boston Corp ORG . Oil company refineries ran flat out to prepare for a robust holiday driving season in July DATE and August DATE that did n't materialize . The excess supply pushed gasoline prices down in that period .
In addition , crude oil prices were up some from a year earlier DATE , further pressuring profitability . Refiners say margins picked up in September DATE , and many industry officials believe gasoline profits will rebound this quarter DATE , though still not to the level of 1988 DATE 's fourth quarter DATE . During the 1988 DATE second half CARDINAL , many companies posted record gasoline and chemical profits . Crude oil production may turn out to be the most surprising element of companies ' earnings this year DATE . Prices -- averaging roughly $ 2 MONEY a barrel higher in the third quarter than a year earlier DATE -- have stayed well above most companies ' expectations . Demand has been much stronger than anticipated , and it typically accelerates in the fourth quarter DATE . " We could see higher oil prices this year DATE , " said Bryan Jacoboski PERSON , an analyst at PaineWebber Inc ORG . That will translate into sharply higher production profits , particularly compared with last year DATE when oil prices steadily fell to below $ 13 MONEY a barrel in the fourth quarter DATE . While oil prices have been better than expected , natural gas prices have been worse . In the third quarter DATE , they averaged about 5 % PERCENT less than they were in 1988 DATE .
The main reason remains weather . Last summer DATE was notable for a heat wave and drought that caused utilities to burn more natural gas to feed increased electrical demand from air conditioning use . This summer , on the other hand , had milder weather than usual . " We 've been very disappointed in the performance of natural gas prices , " said Mr. Cox PERSON , Phillips ORG 's president . " The lagging gas price is not going to assist fourth quarter DATE performance as many had expected . " Going into the fourth quarter DATE , natural gas prices are anywhere from 8 % to PERCENT 17 % PERCENT lower than a year earlier DATE . For instance , natural gas currently produced along the Gulf Coast LOC is selling on the spot market for around $ 1.47 MONEY a thousand cubic feet , down 13 % PERCENT from $ 1.69 MONEY a thousand cubic feet a year ago DATE . Diamond Shamrock Offshore Partners ORG said it had discovered gas offshore Louisiana GPE . The well flowed at a rate of 2.016 million cubic feet QUANTITY of gas a day through a 16 64 - inch opening at depths between 5,782 and 5,824 feet QUANTITY .
Diamond Shamrock PERSON is the operator , with a 100 % PERCENT interest in the well . Diamond Shamrock Offshore 's ORG stock rose 12.5 cents MONEY Friday DATE to close at $ 8.25 MONEY in New York Stock Exchange GPE composite trading . Investors who bought stock with borrowed money -- that is , " on margin " -- may be more worried than most following Friday DATE 's market drop . That 's because their brokers can require them to sell some shares or put up more cash to enhance the collateral backing their loans . In October 1987 DATE , these margin calls were thought to have contributed to the downward spiral of the stock market . Typically , a margin call occurs when the price of a stock falls below 75 % PERCENT of its original value . If the investor does n't put up the extra cash to satisfy the call , the brokerage firm may begin liquidating the securities . But some big brokerage firms said they do n't expect major problems as a result of margin calls . Margin calls since Friday DATE " have been higher than usual , but reasonable , " a spokesman for Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. ORG said .
Merrill Lynch & Co. ORG officials " do n't expect -LCB- margin calls -RCB- to be as big a factor as in 1987 DATE " because fewer individual investors are buying stock on margin , a spokesman said . Hugo Quackenbush PERSON , senior vice president at Charles Schwab Corp. ORG , the San Francisco GPE - based discount brokerage firm , said he did n't expect any immediate problems with margin calls for Schwab PERSON customers . He said Schwab PERSON had increased margin requirements " so customers have more of a cushion . " He added : " We learned a lesson in 1987 DATE about volatility . The UN Security Council ORG approved on Tuesday DATE , a draft resolution for the establishment of an international court concerning the assassination of former Lebanese NORP Prime Minister Rafik Hariri PERSON , and expressed its severe condemnation of the assassination of Lebanon GPE 's Industry ORG Minister Pierre Gemayel PERSON , after discussions dominated by news of Gemayel PERSON 's assassination . Hariri PERSON was killed on February 14 , 2004 DATE during what has become known as the era of " Syrian NORP tutelage " in Lebanon GPE . After this attack , Damascus GPE was forced to withdraw its soldiers from Lebanon GPE , after nearly 30 years DATE of presence there , through pressure from the public and the international community . Reports by the International Investigation Commission ORG pointed to the involvement of Syrian NORP and Lebanese NORP officials in the crime . In statements reported by Al - Hayat PERSON newspaper today DATE , Wednesday DATE , Syrian NORP Deputy Foreign Minister , Faisal Al - Miqdad PERSON , said that Syria GPE " would not agree to any of its citizens appearing before an international court because we trust our courts " , pointing out that the formation of an international tribunal to look into Al - Hariri 's PERSON assassination " would put Syria GPE under political pressure " .
He added that his country 's position was based " on the following : firstly ORDINAL , Syria GPE is 100 % PERCENT innocent of the crime and there is no need to corroborate this . Secondly ORDINAL , if there was any Syrian NORP citizen that might have been involved in this crime , then he would be a criminal and punished in the same way as any criminal appearing before the impartial Syrian NORP courts " . He clarified that the United Nations ORG had resorted to setting up international courts in other parts of the world such as Sierra Leone PERSON and the former Yugoslavia GPE because " the courts there had collapsed but our courts are independent and fair and so we will not agree to any Syrian NORP citizen being brought before an international court because we have confidence in our courts " . Former American NORP President Jimmy Carter PERSON is braving a savage Israeli NORP campaign in the United States GPE and the rest of the Western NORP countries because he dared to speak out and break the barrier of silence , by comparing the Hebrew ORDINAL state to the white racist regime of South Africa GPE and exposing the violations by its governments of the rights of the Palestinians NORP . President Carter PERSON faced a series of accusations beginning with anti-Semitism and ending with spreading lies , while he is the man who won the Nobel Peace Prize , and achieved for Israel GPE the greatest strategic accomplishment in its short history , which is the signing of the Camp David Accords that split Arab NORP ranks and got Egypt GPE out of the confrontation , and established the first ORDINAL diplomatic relations between Israel GPE and the largest Arab NORP State . President Carter PERSON 's book , which is on the best - seller book list , came as a shock to the Jewish lobby and a breach of its domination in the American NORP media and political institutions , at a time when the whole world is paying an exorbitant price for the wars of the neo-conservatives , Israel GPE 's supporters , in Iraq GPE , Afghanistan GPE , and soon in Iran GPE . And perhaps some might argue that President Carter PERSON did not speak as forcefully and dare to confront the Jewish lobby until after he left power , and is nearing the last stages of his senior age , which is true . But the man did not last in power more than one term -LRB- four years DATE -RRB- , and when he began to understand the truth of the conflict in the region , he lost the presidential elections .
President Carter PERSON sided with his conscience as a human being , and he decided to speak his mind strongly and sharply against a racist state which hijacked , through its supporters , the White House ORG and the decision - making circle in it , and exploited it to serve its interests and its wars , and to cover for its crimes against the Palestinian NORP people and the entire Arab NORP nation . Australian NORP Prime Minister John Howard PERSON mentioned today DATE , Friday DATE , that he had no plans to send additional forces to Iraq GPE , nor to reduce the number of troops in the war - torn Gulf LOC country . Howard PERSON 's announcements came after speculation that the United States GPE was planning to increase the number of troops in Iraq GPE . Howard PERSON told the Nine Network , " I do not have any plans at present to increase the number of Australian NORP troops , nor do I have any plans to reduce them . " Howard PERSON said that he would be notified if the US GPE President decided to send more troops , but that did not mean that Australia GPE would do the same . He added that " The situation at the next elections will depend on the situation in Iraq GPE ; the thing we wo n't do is to be part of any withdrawal , as it grants victory to the terrorists " . Howard PERSON admitted that Australia GPE depends on the United States GPE , and asserted the necessity to continue this alliance . Australia GPE , a strong supporter of the war on terror led by the United States GPE , has 1,400 CARDINAL soldiers deployed inside and outside Iraq GPE . There are speculations that the United States GPE has asked Australia GPE to send more troops to Iraq GPE .
President Bush PERSON is now drowning in a sea of recommendations . . whose goal is to lift him out of the Iraqi NORP quagmire that has been drowning him for 44 months DATE : 79 CARDINAL recommendations from the Baker - Hamilton Commission ORG alone , recommendations from the Pentagon FAC , from State Department ORG , from the National Security Council ORG , from Congress ORG , and a memorandum that he received very late from his former Defense ORG Secretary Rumsfeld PERSON . . All of them pushing for change , and all of them involving an implicit admission of military and political failure . . As a whole , and because of their great number , variety , overlap , and sometimes contradictions , they may cause him more confusion and distraction , and hinder his ability to choose the most realistic approach . He now appears open to the idea of change . But to what extent is he ready for radical change ? And in which direction ? And who ultimately will decide the most appropriate approach ? Is it he or his new Defense ORG Secretary , or the military leadership , or the Congress ORG with its Democratic NORP majority ? Bush PERSON has previously excluded some of the fundamental suggestions of the Baker Commission ORG , including holding direct talks with Iran GPE and Syria GPE , linking the Iraqi War EVENT with the Palestinian NORP issue , and setting a timetable for a withdrawal , as well as penalizing the Iraqi NORP government if it fails to impose security . And if the evaluation and assessment were to be left to him , he may not find in this report magical solutions for his Iraqi NORP crisis , nor recommendations that convince him of a need for radical change in his Iraqi NORP policy . He had a previous position vis - a - vis the report as a whole , and he decided that it will not be a binding working paper .
It appears that he has a particular sensitivity towards it after it was said that the team of Bush PERSON Senior had come to rescue the Prodigal Son . In any case , the report is a very long road map to deal with the issues of the Middle East LOC , and is not a quick solution to stopping the violence and anarchy in Iraq GPE . The Arab Water Council ORG is currently looking into the provision of financial funding in order to update studies relating to the financial situation in Arab NORP countries and to prepare regular reports on the Arab NORP water situation and the recommendations needed to face future crises linked to water security . Cairo GPE was host to the 3rd ORDINAL Regional Arab Water Conference last week DATE , attended by irrigation ministers , the Egyptian NORP Mahmoud Abu Zaid PERSON , the Iraqi NORP Abdul Latif Rasheed PERSON , the Moroccan Abdulkarim Zahoud PERSON and the Sudanese NORP Joseph Joakok PERSON , as well as 350 CARDINAL experts from 22 CARDINAL Arab NORP and foreign countries , in the course of which they warned of Arab NORP countries ' increasing reliance on imported food . Abu Zaid PERSON asserted that the time has come to rely on non-governmental organizations and civil society associations to provide suitable conditions to face the challenge of water scarcity and pointed out that one CARDINAL of the priorities of the work of the Arab Water Council ORG is to set up a program funded by eminent Arab NORP sponsors . Abu Zaid PERSON said that the scarcity of water in the region dates back 50 years DATE and continues to increase at a rate in line with the population increase , alongside threats to water resources from rivers shared with neighboring countries and a worsening economic situation in several Arab NORP countries which impedes steps towards development . He said that the difficult equation in the region is that of achieving food security since food production uses up around 80 % PERCENT of Arab NORP water resources . This means that there has to be cooperation in order to make use of the excess in some countries , alongside increased Arab NORP investments in the field mentioned and the creation of cooperation strategies . The head of the National Center for Water Research ORG in Egypt GPE , Shadin Abduljawad PERSON , presented a report to the conference which said that 65 % PERCENT of our water resources originate from outside the borders of Arab NORP countries and that the percentage of water desalination in the arid Arab NORP region is close to 70 % PERCENT .
The China GPE 's handicapped sports cause has undergone the several stages of conceptualization , growth and expansion , and is currently rising . The holding of the 6th Far East LOC and South Pacific Disabled Games will provide more impetus for this trend . Each development step of handicapped sports can not be separated from the concern and support of the Party ORG and the government . At the beginning of the establishment of the People 's Republic of China ORG , social welfare services and schools for blind children and deaf people were established successively everywhere . Welfare factories developed activities such as broadcast exercises , etc. and schools established physical education . As a part of the cause for the disabled , disabled sports began to grow . Every year , the nation allocates special funds to be used in developing handicapped sports activities . Nationwide handicapped sports games began to be held in the late 1950's . The games accelerated improvement and drove popularization .
The handicapped sports cause has gradually grown . Since the reform and opening up , the Chinese NORP economy has developed rapidly . This enabled more people to put money and material resource into the disabled sports cause . In the short 10 years , the cause has achieved success of attention from China GPE and abroad . It is reasonable to believe that the disabled cause will be increasingly recognized and supported as China GPE 's overall national strength escalates . The handicapped sports cause will also have broad development . The establishment and healthiness of disabled sports organizations provide organizational assurance for the development of the sports cause for handicapped people . The Chinese Injured and Disabled People Sports Association -LRB- renamed to the Chinese Disabled Sports Association ORG in 1990 DATE -RRB- was established in October , 1983 DATE . After this a succession of handicapped sports organizations were established throughout China GPE . In 1985 DATE , the Chinese Mentally Impaired and Blind Sports Associations were also established .
Having organization and leadership , activities such as the games and competitions , etc. were increasingly and frequently held . The enthusiasm of handicapped people participating in the sports activities was unprecedentedly increasing , sports levels continually improve and the reserve force is growing . Three National Disabled Games ORG were held respectively in Hefei GPE , Tangshan GPE and Guangzhou GPE . The scale became larger and larger and the level became higher and higher . The games have received more broad attention and support of the public , and have attracted more disabled people to take part in the events . Since 1984 DATE the Chinese Disabled Sports Association ORG has become a member of 8 CARDINAL international disabled sports organizations successively , such as the International Para Olympic Committee ORG , etc. and has established relations with disabled sports organizations in various countries and areas and taken part in international events such as the Special Olympic Games , etc . In competitions and contacts , disabled Chinese NORP people have revealed extraordinary physical abilities , achieved excellent results , enhanced friendship with disabled people from various countries and areas and contributed to the development of physical activities for disabled people around the world . " The Guaranteed Law for Disabled Persons PERSON in the People 's Republic of China " , which was drafted and implemented in 1991 DATE , stipulates to organize and support disabled people to develop mass sports activities , to hold special games and to participate in important international competitions and communication . The guarantee of the law has and will continue to boost the vigorous development of the sports cause for China GPE 's disabled . Holding the 6th Asia - Pacific Special LOC Olympic Games in Beijing GPE will motivate all of society to better understand and support disabled sports .
It will make the public more conscious of helping disabled people and encourage more disabled people to take part in physical activities . It will , therefore , greatly assist in the development of the sports cause for China GPE 's disabled . Truly PERSON , the foundation of disabled sports in China GPE is not very strong , popularization is not yet widespread , and compared with some developed countries , still has a large gap . However , the " impact " of the Far South Games foreshadows a bright future for this civilized and progressive cause . -LRB- End -RRB- In the script " Mongolian handicapped athletes prepare for the Far South Sports Meet LOC " broadcast today DATE , the " Sports Association ORG Chairman Lahagewasu PERSON " at the end of paragraph three CARDINAL should be changed to " Sports Association WORK_OF_ART Chairman Lahagewasulen " PERSON . Xinhua News Agency ORG , August 31st DATE . Xinhua News Agency ORG , Guangzhou GPE , September 1st DATE , by reporter Wei Zhao PERSON
In the past two years DATE , Guangdong Province GPE has exerted itself to explore new ways of attracting talent under market economy conditions , and has been active in using market mechanisms to allocate resources of talent , and has achieved preliminary results . " Taking the first ORDINAL step " in Guangdong GPE 's reform and opening up in the 1980 DATE 's was closely related to the situation at that time of the " Peafowl Flying Towards the Southeast " -LRB- human talents from all over , one CARDINAL after another , going to Guangdong GPE -RRB- . With the overall opening up of China GPE 's coastal areas , frontier areas , riverside areas and capital cities of every province since the 1990 DATE 's , the flow of talent tends to be multi-directional and the competition has become increasingly fierce . Further enhancing the attraction to talented persons has become the key point of Guangdong GPE 's further development . Limo Qin PERSON , director of the Talent Exchange and Service Center of ORG Guangdong Province GPE has done analysis and said : " the economic development rate of Guangdong GPE in 1993 DATE was at an intermediate level of that in the recent years DATE . In that year it introduced more than 100,000 CARDINAL talented persons of various types . Developing at this rate , in the next ten years DATE , not including graduates from higher education institutes , Guangdong GPE 's talent gap is conservatively estimated to surpass 1 million CARDINAL . Therefore , further opening minds and introducing talent are guidelines of Guangdong GPE 's policy regarding talented people . " In recent years DATE , there have been more and more climaxes in Guangdong GPE 's talent market . Each year , there are several large - scale talent employment fairs whose service for more than 1000 CARDINAL employers and more than 10,000 CARDINAL applicants lasts for more than half a month DATE .
In the whole year of 1993 DATE , talent exchange centers of personnel departments across the province registered more than 463,000 CARDINAL people applying for jobs . There were 62,000 CARDINAL people with documents of transfer or employment processed , of which 45.8 % PERCENT had intermediate or advanced level titles of specialty or profession , and 78 % PERCENT had an undergraduate or higher degree . Talent introduction departments also actively went out visiting science and technology management talent . Fourteen CARDINAL cities such as Guangzhou GPE , Shenzhen GPE , etc. went to Beijing GPE for the first ORDINAL national talent and technology exchange fair , where they established a total of 100 CARDINAL employment booths . At the beginning of 1993 DATE , six CARDINAL cities such as Zhuhai GPE , Foshan GPE , etc. also organized a delegation to advertise in the US GPE and Canada GPE for students studying abroad . 1006 CARDINAL students abroad filled out application forms , and quite a number of people have successively returned to China GPE to take jobs . At the same time , the construction of talent market is also accelerating . Since 1991 DATE when Shenzhen GPE established the first ORDINAL standing talent market , such " all - weather " talent exchange organizations have rapidly spread in the Zhujiang Delta LOC and all cities within the province . Now , there are fifteen CARDINAL cities with relatively more advanced economies in the province having built up regular markets . In order to further enhance the attraction of talent , to break through the barrier of " departmental ownership " of talent , and to promote the flow of talent by forming mechanisms of independent employment and job choice , Guangdong Province GPE has also paid greater attention to the formulation of relevant policies and regulations .
Limo Qin PERSON said in his introduction that in recent years DATE the provincial government has successively issued documents such as " Temporary regulations on encouraging persons studying abroad to work in Guangdong GPE " , " Notices on better advertising for talent " , etc . It will soon promulgate documents such as " Detailed rules for implementing temporary regulations on resignations of specialists , technicians and managers in state - owned units " and " Supplementary regulations of Guangdong Province GPE on the management of Chinese NORP side cadres in foreign investment enterprises " , etc . Additionally , some new methods in inviting and managing talent have been being tried in various regions . -LRB- End -RRB- Xinhua News Agency ORG , Guangzhou GPE , April 23rd DATE , by reporter correspondent Shengmin Zhao PERSON Guangzhou GPE 's private sector economy is developing swiftly , enterprise scale is gradually enlarging , and has begun to develop towards the area of high and new technology industries . According to statistics , by the first quarter of this year DATE , the number of registered private enterprises in Guangzhou GPE has reached 7646 . There are 97,963 CARDINAL employed people , and registered capital of private enterprises is more than CARDINAL 3.08 billion yuan MONEY , respectively 10 % to 20 % PERCENT higher than that of the same period of the previous year DATE . In the first quarter of this year DATE , the development of Guangzhou GPE 's privately owned enterprises again showed many characteristics : all walks of life are developing extensively , and the development of industry and commerce is remarkable .
Privately owned industry and commercial enterprises total 5836 . There are 76,724 CARDINAL employed people , respectively increasing by 9.33 % PERCENT and 11.22 % PERCENT than the end of last year DATE . The proportion of the number of private industries and private commerce in the total number of private enterprises and employed people of the whole city is respectively 76.33 % PERCENT and 78.32 % PERCENT , the number of recently opened private enterprises are continually increasing . The first quarter this year DATE , totally , registered and recently started privately owned enterprises of the whole city are 851 CARDINAL , 5.98 % PERCENT higher than that of the same period of the previous year DATE . Additionally , the input of registered capital of privately owned enterprises has shown a trend of substantial growth . By the end of the first quarter of this year DATE , the registered capital of Guangzhou GPE 's privately owned enterprises is 3.08 billion yuan MONEY , 24.97 % PERCENT higher than that of the end of last year DATE . Guangzhou GPE 's private enterprises have begun to set foot in the area of high and new technology industries , and the rate of development is considerably fast . In the first quarter of this year DATE , the number of science and technology consulting enterprises in Guangzhou GPE has reached 534 CARDINAL , more than double of that of the same period of the previous year DATE . With the operation scale constantly expanding , the economic benefits have increased significantly . In the first quarter of this year DATE , Guangzhou GPE 's private industries , construction industries and traffic and transportation industries have achieved a total output value of 412 million yuan MONEY , 22.62 % PERCENT higher than that of the same period of the previous year DATE .
-LRB- End -RRB- Xinhua News Agency ORG , Shanghai GPE , August 31st DATE , by reporter Jierong Zhou PERSON US Commerce Secretary Brown PERSON , who is visiting China GPE now , said here today DATE that Shanghai GPE is a city whose economy is rapidly developing . The US GPE commercial sector is very interested in building a good relationship with Shanghai GPE . Brown PERSON expressed that , both sides could achieve further co-operation in the areas of transportation , telecommunication , power generation , financial services etc . Brown PERSON arrived in Shanghai GPE from Beijing GPE late last night TIME . Today , Brown PERSON separately attended the signing of a 20 - year DATE joint investment agreement between a world famous power plant equipment manufacturer -- the US GPE 's Westinghouse Company ORG and the Shanghai Electric Group ORG ; and the signing of a joint investment agreement between the US GPE 's General Electric Capital Company ORG and the Shanghai Electricity Company ORG to jointly invest in and establish a combustible engine electric power generation company . It is reported that , the joint - investment agreement between the US Westinghouse Company ORG and the Shanghai Electric Group ORG included the joint manufacture of key components of 300,000 CARDINAL kW thermal power generating units , and simultaneously expanding co-operation in various areas of 600,000 CARDINAL kW units . Co-operation between the US General Electric Capital Company ORG and the Shanghai Electric Company ORG included investment in building 4 CARDINAL sets of 100,000 CARDINAL kW class turbine generating units .
This afternoon TIME , Brown PERSON also visited Shanghai GPE 's AMP Linking Company , Ltd. ORG , which was jointly invested and built by the Shanghai Electric Component Company ORG and the US AMP China Limited Company , situated in Shanghai GPE 's Caohejing high - tech development district . He also cut the ribbon for the sixth ORDINAL US Boeing aircraft , which was introduced by Shanghai Airlines ORG . Committee member of the CCP Central Politburo , and Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee ORG , Bangguo Wu PERSON met with Brown PERSON this afternoon TIME and introduced the progress and development prospects of reforms and opening up in Shanghai GPE . Brown PERSON and his delegation left Shanghai GPE for Guangzhou GPE tonight TIME . The representative to Shanghai GPE 's Mayor , and Municipal Foreign Economic and Trade Committee Director ORG , Zukang Wang PERSON went to the airport to escort the US GPE guests . -LRB- End -RRB- Xinhua News Agency ORG , Beijing GPE , September 1st DATE , by reporter Liang Zhou PERSON China GPE 's down and down products industry has arisen rapidly in the past ten - odd years and has now become an important component of light industry , with both annual DATE export volumes and export values accounting for half CARDINAL of the world 's total volume of down trade , and being well received in the international down market . China GPE 's down and down products industry started its rapid development in the mid '80s .
The entire industry makes use of China GPE 's resources and manpower advantage , and additionally stresses introducing advanced foreign technology and equipment , thus increasing production volume and quality by a large margin . According to incomplete statistics , China GPE currently has over 3,000 CARDINAL down and down product enterprises , among which , those above scale have reached more than 600 CARDINAL , with employed staff of about 300,000 CARDINAL . It has an annual production capacity of 50 million CARDINAL down products with a total annual industrial output value reaching 8 billion yuan MONEY . Through more than ten years ' DATE market development , China GPE has now become the world 's main down manufacturing country and down products export country , annually DATE exporting nearly 30,000 tons CARDINAL of down and over 20 million down products , with earned foreign exchange reaching 820 million US dollars MONEY , including down clothing export values accounting for more than 50 % PERCENT of total industry export values . According to presentations , the quality of China GPE 's down industry products has shown a trend of stable increase . In the first half of this year , the country selectively examined 56 CARDINAL down clothing enterprises , and products of 47 CARDINAL enterprises passed completely , accounting for 84 % PERCENT . In market competition , products such as Jiangxi GPE 's Yaya PERSON brand , Beijing GPE 's Yililan GPE brand , Guangdong GPE 's Galanz brand , and Sichuan GPE 's Tian'ge brand , etc. have great reputations . -LRB- End -RRB- Xinhua News Agency ORG , Beijing GPE , September 1st DATE
At the press conference held this afternoon TIME , Guofang Shen PERSON , spokesman of the Foreign Ministry ORG , answered reporters ' questions such as the issue of Hong Kong GPE and concerning the " 1995 DATE financial year DATE overseas activities fund appropriation act " of the US GPE , etc . A reporter asked : the Standing Committee of the National People 's Congress ORG had passed a resolution regarding " the three CARDINAL - tiered administrative system of Hong Kong GPE will operate until June 30th , 1997 DATE , and then cease . " ; Then , what will the three CARDINAL - level Chinese NORP restructured administrative system be like ? And when does the Chinese NORP side plan to set about preparing to construct this system ? Guofang Shen PERSON said that the HK - UK three CARDINAL - level administrative system , namely the last HK - UK legislative council , the two CARDINAL municipal departments , and the district parliament will only exist till June 30th , 1997 DATE . This is the inevitable outcome of the UK GPE terminating its rule over Hong Kong GPE at the designated time . He said that the Chinese NORP government has repeatedly stated that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 's first ORDINAL legislative assembly and regional organizations will be formed according to the Basic Law and relevant resolutions of the National People 's Congress ORG . Currently , the Preparatory Work Committee of the Preparatory Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ORG is studying relevant specific issues on forming the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 's first ORDINAL legislative assembly , and will submit suggestions to the Preparatory Committee ORG that will be established in 1996 DATE . A reporter asked : on August 23rd DATE , the US GPE president signed the " 1995 DATE financial year DATE overseas activities fund appropriation act " in which it is stipulated that any donation made by the US GPE to the UN ORG population fund must not be used in China GPE . What is your opinion of this ?
Guofang Shen PERSON said that this bill is a bill carrying political discrimination and extremely unfriendly to China GPE . It is an insult to China GPE 's family planning policy , has seriously violated the mission and principles of the UN ORG charter , and sets a very bad precedent for the provision of aid to multi-lateral organizations of the UN ORG . He pointed out that " we resolutely oppose any country providing donations with attached conditions to the population fund . We do not hope to see the work of the UN ORG population fund receiving interference or even being diverted from its principles and mission due to pressure from the US GPE . " -LRB- End -RRB- Xinhua News Agency ORG , Beijing GPE , August 31st DATE The main Bureau of Customs ORG recently issued an announcement that Customs ORG would implement protective measures for intellectual property rights at border entry and exit junctions starting on September 15th , 1994 DATE in accordance with currently implemented related laws and the " decision regarding the further strengthening of work protecting intellectual property rights " by the State Council ORG . The announcement clearly pointed out that goods violating intellectual property rights , including exclusive rights of trademarks , copyrights and patent rights , were not allowed to be imported or exported ; when Customs ORG discovers the import and export of goods that are reported as violating rights and other goods that were suspected of violating intellectual property rights , it has the right to ask the people importing and exporting the goods to provide legal proof of use of related intellectual property rights and make additional reports to Customs ORG about the state of the intellectual property rights of goods . Customs ORG is entitled to reject shipments of goods that can not provide legal proof ; for importing and exporting laser discs , laser video discs and importing laser disc molds and materials and laser videos as part of processing trade , the consignors and consignees shall complete Customs ORG formalities based on relevant regulations of the country and proof of approval issued by relevant departments concerned with audio and video products ; when importing and exporting goods , if the consignors and consignees falsify conditions of the property rights of the goods , evade supervision of Customs ORG , and smuggle goods that violate rights , Customs ORG will handle them in accordance with the relevant regulations .
The announcement also made some stipulations about the rights , responsibilities and obligations of the owners of intellectual property rights . The owners of intellectual property rights who are protected by China GPE 's law can report to local Customs ORG when they discover that goods that violate their rights are going to be imported or exported . Based on rights certificates of the intellectual property rights -LRB- for example certificates of registration of intellectual property rights or samples of the works that are copyrighted and related materials sufficient to prove their rights -RRB- , they can report to Custom locations where the relevant goods are imported or exported and also request Customs ORG to investigate and deal with the import and export of goods that violate . Owners of intellectual property rights , when requesting Customs ORG to investigate and deal with goods that violate rights , should bear responsibility for reporting , assist Customs ORG to develop investigation work and pay the appraisal and investigation of the related goods and other related expenses . -LRB- End -RRB- Xinhua News Agency ORG , Jinan GPE , September 2nd DATE , by reporter Baixin Zhang PERSON Laiwu City PERSON of Shandong Province GPE has established a cell structure cultivation center inside the agricultural new high level technology development and model zones , to introduce and tame improved breeds of nurseries , flowers and vegetables from home and abroad . In the past two years DATE , more than 50 CARDINAL new breeds such as melons , vegetables , flowers and fruit trees , etc. have successively been introduced from countries such as US GPE and Japan GPE , etc. and has bred 3.5 million CARDINAL improved nurseries . According to understanding , currently Shandong GPE has established ten CARDINAL agricultural new high level technology development and model zones similar to that of Laiwu City GPE .
A government official of Shandong Province GPE told this reporter that this province established agricultural new high level technology development and model zones beginning in 1992 DATE , whose main purpose is to accelerate the transformation of agricultural new high level technology achievements through introducing agricultural new high level technologies from home and abroad to carry out development in order to provide effective models for agricultural production and rural economy development to promote the transformation of traditional agriculture into modern agriculture . Currently , ten CARDINAL agricultural new high level technology development and model zones have designated 180,000 mu QUANTITY of land to become the central model zone . To accelerate construction of the model zones , Shandong Province GPE has totally invested capital of more than 62 million yuan CARDINAL , with a construction area reaching 218,000 CARDINAL square meters . The model zones have basically implemented the four CARDINAL conveniences of water , electricity , roads and telecommunications . In the agricultural new high level technology development and model zone of Zibo City GPE in the Zhangdian District LOC , plan to establish a agricultural scientific research training institute , a breeding area for improved agricultural varieties , an organic vegetable area , a quality orchard , the fine stock breeding farm , etc . Not only are some of the most advanced domestic agricultural technologies here , but also new varieties introduced from foreign countries . In the past two years DATE , the ten CARDINAL agricultural new high level technology development and model zones have promoted more than a hundred CARDINAL new agricultural varieties , developed 23 CARDINAL new high level technology projects entering the zone , and reaped better economic benefits and social benefits . The Weihai GPE agricultural new high level technology development and model zone introduced a new potato variety , and after cultivation and breeding , has provided 50,000 kg QUANTITY of potatoes to society this year DATE . They have also bred 200,000 CARDINAL toxin - free fruit tree nurseries . New high level technology development and model zones have become Shandong GPE 's agricultural " model gardens " .
Many peasants often come here to learn techniques and purchase quality varieties . The modeling and leading effects of the model zones have become larger and larger . Laiwu City PERSON has established a detoxification production base to carry out nursery detoxification on traditional products such as shallot , ginger and garlic , and after detoxification , the output of shallot , ginger and garlic has increased more than doubled . -LRB- End -RRB- Xinhua News Agency ORG , Beijing GPE , August 31 DATE , by wire Israel GPE 's Foreign Minister , Shimon Peres PERSON , said that China GPE , by persevering in going its own way , and concentrating its efforts on conquering poverty set an example for the people of every country of the Middle East LOC . This is what Peres PERSON said in the preface he composed especially for the Chinese NORP edition of his just published new work " The New Middle East . " Peres PERSON said : " China GPE and Israel GPE are at the two CARDINAL ends of Asia LOC , separated by ' ten thousand crags and torrents . ' Yet the people of our two CARDINAL countries nevertheless are similar to one another .
The great Chinese NORP people offered up to the world cultural riches on the spiritual plane and material plane . If these riches did n't exist , people would not be able to describe the course of history . " He said in addition : " We who live in western Asia LOC are gazing at the east with a look of hope and reverence . China GPE has already demonstrated to the entire world that the strategy for resolving the question of poverty in society lies in carrying out a plan that has been reasoned out and in concentrating strength towards a task that has a reasonable hope of success . . . . . . . China GPE still believes in the path that it itself has specified . In the past it has not yielded to any pressure from outside , and now it still unswervingly defends the right to determine its own future for itself . " The book " The New Middle East " originally was published as an English NORP edition around the end of autumn last year DATE . The author starts the discussion from September of that year DATE with Israel GPE 's signing the Declaration of Principles of Palestinian Autonomy with the Palestine Liberation Organization ORG , and looks back at the complex struggles of the Middle East LOC over the past several hundred years DATE , especially the most recent half century . He expresses his views on building a new Middle East LOC in the future . In the preface to the Chinese NORP edition , Peres PERSON says that the leaders of every country must have vision , relinquish old grudges , and create peace in order to deal with " challenges of tomorrow DATE . "
He points out , " At a time when we are on the threshold of the 21st century DATE , warfare no longer has any use . The important problems we are up against are how to conquer poverty and scarcity . " To do this , he emphasized , " We must control the desert that is day - by - day eroding arable land , develop new sources of water , and carry out new engineering projects . " Peres PERSON pointed out that these goals are not likely to be realized easily . They require a sensible attitude and a dedicated spirit . He observed , " China GPE has already demonstrated that it could conquer poverty and the misery that generations of people have suffered . We hope that China GPE becomes a model that the people of all Middle Eastern NORP countries , including both Israelis NORP and Arabs NORP , can imitate on the road that we walk together heading towards the future . The Chinese NORP edition of the book " The New Middle East " has already recently been published and distributed through Xinhua Publishing ORG . -LRB- End -RRB-
Xinhua News Agency ORG , Beijing GPE , August 31st This afternoon DATE , vice premier of the State Council and Foreign Affairs ORG Minister Qichen Qian PERSON met here individually with former French NORP Prime Minister Raymond Barre PERSON and vice Foreign Affairs Minister of Paraguay East Coast ORG Republic Hershy Maria Carmel PERSON . Qichen Qian PERSON told the French NORP guest that France GPE is the first ORDINAL big western country to establish diplomatic relations with China GPE , and that over the past 30 years DATE since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China GPE and France GPE , the development of bilateral relations has been satisfactory overall despite some complications . He pointed out that regardless of whatever major changes happen in the international situation , maintaining friendly relations between the two CARDINAL countries , namely China GPE and France GPE , will always be important for the peace , stability and development of the world . Both sides also exchanged views on relevant problems such as the security situation and economic development in Asia LOC , the unification of Europe LOC , etc . Barre PERSON hoped that Franco - Chinese relations would achieve further development and strengthening , and also expressed that France GPE , using its dominant position , was willing to more actively participate in the economic build - up of China GPE . President of the Foreign Affairs Institute ORG Shuqin Liu PERSON was also present at the meeting . Barre PERSON and his entourage arrived in Beijing GPE on the 30th ORDINAL at the invitation of the Foreign Affairs Institute ORG . They will also go to Shanghai GPE for a visit . In his meeting with the Uruguayan NORP guests , Qichen Qian PERSON expressed welcome over the visit by vice Foreign Affairs Minister Kamyao PERSON and the political consultations in progress .
He said that for the more than six years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China GPE and Uruguay GPE , the friendly co-operative relations between the two CARDINAL countries had continued its steady development . Uruguay GPE is one CARDINAL of the earliest countries in the Latin American NORP region to develop trade with China GPE , and bilateral trade development has been relatively rapid . Currently , China GPE is the largest buyer of Uruguayan wool . He hoped that henceforth , both countries ' co-operation and interaction in economics , trade and technology would further expand and develop . Qichen Qian PERSON expressed his gratitude towards the support Uruguay GPE has given to China GPE in international affairs , and expressed commendation over Uruguay GPE government 's position of persisting in their one CARDINAL - China stance . He said , Latin America LOC was a continent filled with hopes , and possessed huge development potential . In recent years DATE , the Latin American NORP economy has steadily grown , which has provided good conditions for further strengthening economic and trade co-operation between China GPE and Latin America LOC . He said , China GPE puts great importance on strengthening friendly co-operative relations with countries of the southern common market , including Uruguay GPE , and other Latin American NORP countries . Kamyao expressed , Uruguay GPE puts great importance on developing relations with China GPE in areas such as economics , trade , science , technology , culture , etc . He said , in the early 70's China GPE recovered a legal seat in the United Nations ORG , and this was a major development in the affairs of United Nations ORG .
Uruguay GPE highly commended China GPE on playing an increasingly important role in international affairs , especially the active role taken in building a new political and economic world order . Uruguay GPE resolutely supports the recovery of China GPE 's status as a signatory country of GATT ORG , and believes that it will make active contributions in the future World Trade Organization ORG . This morning TIME , Kamyao represented the Paraguay ORG government in presenting China GPE 's Weaving Association with 17 tons QUANTITY of wool for the purpose of scientific research by relevant Chinese NORP departments , scientific research organizations and other high level institutes . Vice Foreign Affairs Minister Huaqiu Liu PERSON held talks with Kamyao here on the 29th . Both parties exchanged opinions in depth regarding further developing bilateral relations and also international and regional problems that were of common concern , and they achieved widespread agreement . Kamyao and his entourage , were invited by the Foreign Ministry ORG for a visit to China GPE and arrived on August 29th DATE to carry out political consultations between the two CARDINAL countries ' foreign affair ministries . They will also go to Hangzhou GPE for a visit . -LRB- End -RRB- Xinhua News Agency ORG , Guangzhou GPE , September 1 DATE , by wire -LRB- reporter Xiaoguang Han PERSON -RRB-
Guangdong Province GPE , fully utilizing its geographical advantage of being in close proximity to Hong Kong GPE and Macao GPE and being located in the Asian NORP tropics , is vigorously developing extroverted agriculture . According to statistics , in recent years DATE , the export volume of Guangdong Province 's GPE agricultural and secondary products and processed products has always been in the forefront in the nation . Last year DATE , its foreign exchange income was up to more than 2.1 billion US dollars MONEY , and in the first half of this year exports again had new growth . In the countryside of southern Guangdong GPE , this reporter learned that vegetable plots have an abundance of green and lush western lettuce , western celery , western cauliflower ; fish ponds have an abundance of vigorous Californian NORP perch , whitish pomfret ; while flower farmers take care of lovely western flowers such as Dutch NORP tulips , Belgium GPE azalea , etc . Guangdong GPE farmers who have tasted the sweetness of agriculture that earns foreign exchange are actively bringing in and carefully cultivating excellent , rare , famous and precious varieties . Various improved domestic and foreign varieties of flowers , fruits , trees , grasses , vegetables , fish , poultry , animals , etc. are successively settling down in Lingnan GPE . According to Guangdong GPE 's Department of Agriculture ORG statistics , since the mid-80s , Guangdong GPE has attracted more than 1100 CARDINAL improved species of foreign animals and plants , among which more than 300 CARDINAL have been marketed to farmers . Various regions have introduced more than 30,000 CARDINAL sets of advanced processing equipment and technologies , and expanded agricultural product processing capacity . Improvement of the structure of the varieties strengthens the competitiveness of Guangdong GPE 's agricultural products in the international market , and economic benefits have also tremendously increased . In order to satisfy the requirements of the continuously expanding overseas markets , various areas of Guangdong GPE have adjusted to local conditions and selected famous , special and improved varieties , and have built up more than 2,000 CARDINAL agricultural export merchandise production and processing bases .
In order to make up for deficiencies in investment funds , Guangdong Province GPE has tried every possible means to attract foreign capital . The entire province has actually utilized foreign funds of nearly 1 billion US dollars MONEY , and has established a large number of extroverted agricultural " three CARDINAL capital " enterprises which combine agriculture , industry , trade and technology and integrate manufacturing , supply and marketing , and through foreign merchants sales channels , it has also expanded its export of agricultural products . -LRB- End -RRB- Xinhua News Agency ORG , Shenyang GPE , March 19 DATE , by wire Liaoning GPE , a large industrial province of China GPE , in the beginning of this year , comprehensively increased import and export trade . In the first two months of this year DATE , the total value of import and export trade reached 1.24 billion US dollars MONEY , increasing 6 % PERCENT over the same period last year DATE . According to statistics , from January to February of this year DATE , the total export volume of Liaoning GPE achieved 1 billion US dollars MONEY , increasing by 4.7 percent PERCENT over the same period last year DATE , including 780 million US dollars MONEY of local product export which was mainly finished products . The foreign trade export proportion of Liaoning GPE 's three CARDINAL - capital enterprises has started to increase . In January DATE and February DATE , the export volume of three CARDINAL - capital enterprises for the whole province reached 260 million US dollars MONEY , which was twice as much as that of the same period last year , and 12 percent PERCENT higher than the total export volume of the whole province in the same period last year DATE .
At present , Liaoning Province GPE possesses more than 100 CARDINAL import and export companies varying in business and administration at the province , city , and county level . There are more than 200 CARDINAL large and medium - sized manufacturing enterprises with import and export authorization and more than 1500 CARDINAL foreign - invested enterprises doing import and export business . Last year DATE , the total achieved import and export volume was 10.99 billion US dollars MONEY . -LRB- End -RRB- Xinhua News Agency ORG , Beijing GPE , December 26th DATE , by reporter Xidong Wang PERSON China plans to formulate many new preferential policies to ensure positively , reasonably and effectively utilizing foreign investment and to improve the pattern of opening up to the outside world . A relevant department of the State Planning Commission ORG presented that , in order to expand channels of utilizing foreign capital , China GPE will actively experiment with and gradually develop a variety of ways such as BOT , project financing and issuing stocks overseas , etc . It will expand co-operation with developed countries and the widely developing countries , expand fields for opening up to the outside world , and continue experiments utilizing foreign investment in the insurance industry and retail commerce industry . In industries such as mining resources development and retail , etc. new policies for utilizing foreign investment will be promoted .
Data provided by the State Taxation Administration ORG show that , starting next year DATE , foreign business investment BOT projects will continue to enjoy preferential taxation , and the scope of their preferential policies will include investment enterprises and individual investors engaged in BOT projects . A relevant State Council Special Zone Office ORG director expressed that , in order to encourage foreign businessmen to carry out investment in the mid and western areas , foreign businessmen will be allowed , in the mid and western areas , to initiate projects in which China GPE 's industrial policy restricts foreign business investment but which can make use of manpower resources . Moreover , China GPE will encourage Sino NORP - foreign joint investments to construct and operate public docks and berths , and will allow foreign businessmen investing exclusively to construct cargo owners ' wharves and their specialized waterways . With approval , foreign companies can establish Sino NORP - foreign joint venture shipping companies in China GPE , and foreign shipping companies investing exclusively can establish shipping service companies by following shipping agreements between the two CARDINAL governments . According to statistics , up to now , China GPE has totally approved over 300,000 CARDINAL foreign - invested enterprises , and has actually utilized foreign investment of about 200 billion US dollars MONEY . The utilized foreign investment has accounted for over 20 % PERCENT of the fixed assets investment of the whole society . According to analysis , due to promotion of enterprise reforms , China GPE 's demand for foreign investment will grow accordingly , and industries invested in by foreign businessmen will also expand daily DATE . New policies being successively issued show that China GPE will actively lead the direction of foreign investment to reach the goal of reasonably utilizing foreign investment . For a future period of time , China GPE will encourage foreign businessmen to invest in new agricultural technology , comprehensive development of land resources , and such basic industries and pillar industries as water conservation , energy , transportation , important raw materials , machinery and electronics , mining , etc. and will encourage foreign businessmen to employ new high level technology to participate in the technical transformation of China GPE 's enterprises -LRB- End -RRB-
Xinhua News Agency ORG , Changchun GPE , December 16th DATE , by reporter Changqing Zhou PERSON This year DATE , the United Nations Development and Planning Office ORG held a Tumen River Area International Tourism LOC Conference in Jilin GPE , China GPE , actively supporting projects such as China GPE 's Changbai Mountain 's LOC ice and snow winter DATE tourism , etc. , while at the same time , still providing funds for training international economic and trade talent here . The United Nations Industrial Development Organization ORG recently implemented a thorough investigation into the current state of industrial projects in the Tumen River LOC region , and made some suggestions about future industrial development projects in this area . They also invited some experts to implement an appraisal of the industrial projects put forward by related countries , and then after the appraisal , entered these projects into the Industrial Development Organization 's ORG network to attract international business . International societies represented by the United Nations Development and Planning Office ORG and the Industrial Development Organization ORG have always given active support and effective promotion to the Tumen River LOC region 's international cooperation and development program . The Tumen River LOC development program , aiming at building up the Tumen Delta , where the three CARDINAL countries of China GPE , Russia GPE and North Korea GPE meet , into a cosmopolitan hub for the circulation of material and a center for economy and trade , was initially proposed by Chinese NORP experts such as Shishen Ding PERSON , etc . In 1991 DATE , the United Nations Development and Planning ORG decided to support it and announced it to the world . Since the end of 1995 DATE , when the program changed from the appraisal phase into the implementation phase , the three CARDINAL countries : China GPE , Russia GPE and North Korea GPE , have all implemented some infrastructure construction and activities for attracting business and investment , and have initially started bilateral and multilateral cooperation . Concerned countries and the international societies have also given support to this program .
For several years DATE , the United Nations Development and Planning Office ORG has , as always , supported the Tumen River LOC development , and actively helped the three CARDINAL countries : China GPE , Russia GPE and North Korea GPE , to attract world business and to help implement feasibility studies for development projects . In 1995 DATE and 1996 DATE , with the help of the United Nations Development and Planning Office ORG and the Industrial Development Organization ORG , China GPE and North Korea GPE successively held the " Tumen River LOC region investment and trade negotiation conference " , and both made relatively good achievements . In the near future , the Russian Tumen River Region Negotiation Conference will also be held in Vladivostok GPE . Moreover , the Industrial Development Organization ORG has also entrusted China GPE 's Northeast Teacher 's University ORG , which has considerably researched the regional economy , to implement the preliminary investigation and research for analysis of the circulation of materials via the sea , land and air transportation system of the Northeast Asia LOC region in the next twenty years DATE . The Tumen River Development Program has also received strong support from governments and enterprises of many countries . For instance , the Finnish NORP government has allocated 1 million US dollars MONEY as a subsidy for the preliminary work of the Tumen River Development LOC ; Sweden GPE has put forth funding to do feasibility studies on the linking of the Chinese NORP and Mongolian NORP railways and the construction of a new Northeast Asian NORP continental bridge . Moreover , the Japanese Import and Export Bank ORG has signed a contract with Russia GPE to participate in the construction of Russia GPE 's Zalubinau port expansion project . At the invitation of concerned Chinese NORP departments , Japan GPE has also made investigations into the comprehensive development of the regions along the railway from China GPE 's Changchun GPE to Huichun GPE . Shuoren Jin PERSON , mayor of Huichun GPE in Jilin Province GPE , said : " International societies ' support and participation play an active and key role in Huichun GPE 's development and opening up . The last few years DATE has been the period when Huichun GPE 's overall strength has been enhanced most remarkably , the appearance of urban and rural areas has changed most noticeably and the most real benefits have been gained by people . "
According to investigations , South Korean NORP enterprise circles have invested nearly 100 million US dollars CARDINAL in Huichun GPE , and foreign - invested enterprises have become an important pillar of the local economy . In order to promote the development of the Tumen River LOC region , South Korea GPE donated one million US dollars MONEY to establish the Tumen River LOC development fund . Now , 100,000 US dollars MONEY has been taken from the fund to make an evaluation of the environment in China GPE 's Huichun ORG 's frontier cooperative area in the expectation of providing consultation on the environmental aspect for the entry of large quantities of foreign capital into this area . Zhezhu Quan PERSON , vice governor of Jilin Province GPE who is in charge of the work of economy and trade , said : " International societies are welcome to join us for joint promotion of the Tumen River LOC development undertaking , and the development of the regional economy so as to benefit the people of Northeast Asia LOC . " -LRB- End -RRB- Xinhua News Agency ORG , Xi'an GPE , December 30th DATE , by reporter Lianye Zhang PERSON At next Spring 's " '98 negotiation conference on cooperation between east and west China GPE and investment and trade " , Shaanxi Province GPE will promote public auctioning of a number of small state - owned enterprises to domestic and overseas traveling merchants . This province has currently drafted preferential policies to encourage state - owned enterprises , collective enterprises , privately - operated enterprises , individually - owned science and technology enterprises , foreign funded enterprises and average people from inside and outside the province using various methods to participate in Shaanxi GPE 's small state - owned enterprise reforms . It encourages small State - owned enterprises to cross industries , to cross regions and to cross ownership systems to look for co-operation partners and to proactively " become related by marriage " with dominant enterprises and to mutually merge .
Small state - owned enterprises of Shaanxi GPE account for over ninety percent PERCENT of the total number of state - owned enterprises , with fixed assets accounting for more than thirty percent PERCENT , and the number of employees accounting for over fifty percent PERCENT of the total number . Shaanxi Province GPE states that next year DATE it will basically give more freedom to provincial small state - owned enterprises to do business . Recently issued preferential policies include : appropriate preferences should be granted to enterprises with net assets and relatively good operations , where enterprise assets are sold to lawyers and average people ; for those implementing auctions , related taxes can be reduced or eliminated ; for those implementing shares cooperation system reforms , the state - owned net assets should be first ORDINAL sold to employees of these enterprises . Income from transferring enterprise property rights should not only be used for settling employees , but also should be collected for re-investment . Through evaluation , enterprises whose assets and debt are quite balanced will implement a " zero CARDINAL assets " sale and debt will go with the assets . If sold to employees , the form of these enterprise 's ownership system and employee status will be changed at the same time . If sold to a legal person or an ordinary person who accepts settling employees , the cost of buying seniority of state - owned employees , can be resolved by adopting the method of reducing or eliminating local taxes . If not settling employees , the cost of buying seniority will be paid from the sale income of the state - owned net assets according to the financial affiliation relationship . For enterprises whose assets do not offset debt and that are on the verge of bankruptcy , measures can be adopted for reorganization such as reorganizing enterprise management levels , changing methods of enterprise assets operation , and guiding the enterprise organization of structural adjustment , etc . For enterprises with no hope of revival , bankruptcy must resolutely be implemented according to law .
At bankruptcy , income from liquidating assets should be used first ORDINAL to settle employees and insufficiencies should be made up for from the sale of real estate . Stock cooperatives are an important form of opening up small state - owned enterprises . Enterprises whose system is changed in this form can enjoy preferential policies , such as income taxes being returned when they exceed the base , temporarily not levying business tax on fixed assets , etc . For those implementing mergers , the merging party can enjoy policy - type loss subsidies of the merged enterprise , or the enterprise accumulation fund can also be used to compensate for loss , and insufficiencies can be listed as pre-tax expenditures . Non-bank debt of reformed enterprises can be transferred from creditor rights to stock ownership ; those having difficulty paying taxes , can implement " temporarily postponing old debt but not owing on new taxes , and suspending taxes and waiving fines , and paying off year by year DATE " . -LRB- End -RRB- Xinhua News Agency ORG , Ningbo GPE , February 7th DATE , by reporters Hongwei Hu PERSON and Jicheng Chai PERSON The Ningbo Bonded Area , which occupies a total area of 2.3 square kilometers QUANTITY , has made substantial achievements after 3 years DATE of construction . The Ningbo Bonded Area GPE is one CARDINAL of the 13 CARDINAL bonded areas in China GPE and was established after approval by the State Council ORG in 1992 DATE .
At present , the various functions of the bonded area have fundamentally taken shaped , and its development level is high among all the bonded areas in China GPE . According to statistics , by the end of last year DATE , import and export trade of the Ningbo Bonded Area GPE added up to 812 million US dollars MONEY . In the last year DATE alone , import and export trade amounts going through customs of the bonded area reached 365 million US dollars MONEY . At present , there are 10 CARDINAL bonded warehouses in the area , the storage area of which is more than 80,000 CARDINAL square meters . In the last year DATE alone , the value of goods stored in the area reached 2.627 billion yuan RMB MONEY . With the adjustment of related special policies outside the bonded areas in China GPE starting in April of this year DATE , the advantage of the bonded area 's stability in certificate - free , duty - free and bonded policies is becoming more obvious . A great number of industrial processing projects come to the area successively from inside and outside the country . By the end of last December DATE , the total number of enterprises in the bonded area was 1,614 CARDINAL , of which 260 CARDINAL were foreign - invested enterprises and the total investment reached 1.2 billion US dollars MONEY , with an actual utilized foreign investment of 113 million US dollars MONEY . Additionally , a large number of domestic enterprises coupled themselves with the international market through the bonded area . To complement the bonded area with operations , the Ningbo Bonded GPE Area has taken the lead in China GPE in implementing trial one CARDINAL - stop management and one CARDINAL - time handling of direct , legal enterprise registration .
At the same time , the bonded zone is taking a firm hold in the construction of a network system for the information highway in the area so as to create favorable complementary conditions for the realization of modernized management . -LRB- End -RRB- Xinhua News Agency ORG , Guiyang GPE , December 22nd DATE , by reporter Fang Fang PERSON Guizhou Mao - tai Distillery PERSON , which is well - known in China GPE and abroad , plans to implement a technology renovation project with an investment surpassing 400 million QUANTITY RMB to further increase the output of Mao - tai in the next three years DATE . In order to solve the enormous need for capital , the company is now striving to issue stock and to attempt more financing channels . The information was revealed a few days ago DATE by Keliang Ji PERSON , the board chairman of the Guizhou Mao - tai Distillery PERSON -LRB- Group -RRB- Company of China . Keliang Ji PERSON said this expansion project would increase the annual output capacity of Mao - tai by 2,000 tons QUANTITY , reaching an output of 6,000 tons QUANTITY per year by 2000 DATE . Mao - tai PERSON , which is praised as China GPE 's " national alcoholic drink " , has a very long history , and is called one CARDINAL of the world 's three CARDINAL famous distilled spirits , the other two CARDINAL being French NORP Cognac and the UK GPE 's Scotch whiskey . Because the art of manufacturing Mao - tai PERSON is complicated and its production cycle is long , the output of Mao - tai is extremely limited .
The annual output only reached 1,200 tons QUANTITY in 1987 DATE . In recent years DATE , under the support of the national Ministry of Finance and the Light Industry Headquarters , the Mao - tai Distillery invested 530 million yuan RMB MONEY to successively implement a two CARDINAL - phase expansion and technology renovation . Currently , it has an annual production capacity of 4,000 tons QUANTITY . In 1997 DATE , this plant made over 4,400 tons QUANTITY of Mao - tai ; with sales income exceeding 500 million yuan RMB MONEY , and profit and taxes reaching 370 million RMB QUANTITY , both being the best levels in history . Mao - tai , which is made in the Chishui PERSON river valley area in the northern part of Guizhou Province GPE in southwest China GPE , is known for its extremely special fermentation technique . The water used comes from the Chishui PERSON river that flows over cinnabar quality soil and selectively uses such locally produced raw materials as sorghum , high quality wheat , etc. and is fermented during the period from the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival to the Double Ninth Festival . After a total of 10 months fermentation DATE , which requires adding material twice , distilling 7 CARDINAL times , fermenting 8 CARDINAL times , and braising and boiling 9 CARDINAL times , the spirit is then put into specially made earthen jars , sealed and stored for over three years DATE . Finally , it is finished by veteran brewers carefully mixing additives . What makes Mao - tai PERSON even more famous is that first ORDINAL generation leaders of new China GPE had used it to entertain distinguished guests such as former president Nixon PERSON of the US GPE , Tanaka Kakuei PERSON , former prime minister of Japan GPE , etc .
Xinhua News Agency ORG , Washington GPE , DC GPE , April 20 DATE , by wire -LRB- reporter Qian Ying PERSON -RRB- The Chinese NORP branch of the American Chamber of Commerce ORG recently dispatched a delegation made up of twenty - five CARDINAL people launching a month - long lobbying campaign in Washington GPE directed at congress and the White House ORG , asking them to continue to extend granting China GPE most - favored - nation trading status . The Chamber of Commerce ORG delegates participating in this lobbying campaign come from many well - known in Washington GPE , large American NORP companies , such as Dow Jones ORG , AT&T ORG , IBM ORG , Boeing ORG , McDonald Douglas PERSON , General Electric ORG , Westinghouse ORG , Ford ORG , and the Xian Ni Lei De Group ORG , etc . They split into five CARDINAL groups and altogether visited about 150 CARDINAL members of congress , congressional aides , and government officials , using their experience of investing in and managing enterprises in China GPE to explain the necessity of extending giving China GPE most - favored - nation trading status . With the once - a - year deliberations by the American NORP administration and congress concerning the question of China GPE 's most - favored - nation trading status again approaching , American NORP businesses in Washington GPE are universally concerned that the disputes among America GPE 's political parties in this big election year could make this question even more complicated , hence the organization of groups to carry out a lobbying campaign directed at them that is organized and is planned . Zhen Wang PERSON , a businessman of Chinese NORP descent who is representing the Guangzhou GPE chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce ORG and the Xian Ni Lei De Group ORG and is participating in the lobbying team , said to this reporter that , as a follow - up action to this lobbying effort , he prepared to mobilize tens of thousands CARDINAL of distributors who belong to the company to write to their local congressional representatives to support extending China GPE 's most - favored - nation trading status . The head of the Guangdong GPE branch of the American Chamber of Commerce ORG , the attorney Yonghua Kang PERSON , said the Clinton PERSON administration had already demonstrated that it wanted to extend China GPE 's most - favored - nation trading status and because of this , the focus of this round of lobbying was those members of congress who are more conservative . -LRB- End -RRB- Xinhua News Agency ORG , Lanzhou GPE , February 15 DATE , by wire -LRB- reporter Zhi Qu PERSON -RRB-
Currently , foreign funded enterprises in Gansu Province GPE no longer worry about investment risk . To ensure that the opening up to the outside world can be implemented smoothly , during the " eighth ORDINAL five - year DATE plan " period -LRB- 1991 to 1995 DATE -RRB- , Gansu Province 's GPE foreign affairs insurance industry developed rapidly , and it has already provided an accumulated sum of 61.1 billion yuan MONEY in terms of risk safeguard . Insurance coverages include the four CARDINAL large categories of property , liability , credit and life , with more than sixty CARDINAL primary and secondary risk types . According to presentations from concerned departments in Gansu Province GPE , since the " eighth ORDINAL five - year DATE plan " , Gansu Province GPE has used foreign investments to vigorously develop . On the basis of meeting the needs of economic development and overseas investors , the Gansu GPE provincial branch of the People 's Insurance Company of China Group ORG caters to foreign businessmen 's requirements , providing whole - process insurance which extends from the import of equipment to its transportation , and from installation to the formation of fixed assets , thus helping foreign businessmen to set their minds at ease . Conventional insurance lines such as transportation insurance , property insurance , automobile insurance , etc. are specially offered to foreign funded enterprises such as the Zhengda Company ORG and the Huaxing Aluminum Firm , etc. and new types of insurance such as employer liability insurance , investment insurance , and profit - loss insurance , etc. are also offered at the appropriate time , satisfying the investment needs of foreign businessmen , bringing the insurance rate of the foreign business invested enterprises to more than 90 percent PERCENT . According to statistics , during the " eighth ORDINAL five - year DATE plan " period , the amount of risk People 's Insurance Co. ORG took up for the import and export trade of Gansu Province GPE reached 771 million yuan MONEY , and paid out 13.855 million yuan MONEY as indemnity , effectively promoting the development of Gansu Province 's GPE import and export trade . The " redirection of the Da river to Shaanxi GPE " project mortgaged by the World Bank ORG is the longest gravity - irrigation water conservancy project in the whole country . People 's Insurance Co. ORG in Gansu Province GPE provided all kinds of risk insurance to thirteen CARDINAL of the joint venture contractors and had indemnity reaching 693 million yuan MONEY . They also provided 190 million US dollars MONEY of installation insurance for a national key project : the Lanhua Chemical Fertilizer Plant ORG reform and expansion project .
Aiming at the development requirements of the Gansu GPE tourism industry , People 's Insurance Co. ORG actively promotes travel insurance for overseas tourists , and took the lead at home in providing insurance for individual overseas tourists , which made sure that all those who came sightseeing in Gansu Province GPE during the " eighth ORDINAL five - year DATE plan " period had insurance . Gansu Province GPE also actively explored high risk business . During the " eighth ORDINAL five - year DATE plan " period , it participated in the co-insurance of satellite launching , with a shared risk amount reaching 10 million yuan MONEY , and , paying 5 million yuan MONEY in indemnity , became the northwest 's first ORDINAL company to participate in the aerospace industry . At the same time , it actively expanded its insurance business in the overseas market , providing nearly 30 million US dollars MONEY in comprehensive insurance for construction engineering to the Zimbabwe Highway ORG project that was bid on by an international company in the province ; providing liability insurance of 13 million US dollars MONEY for the overseas department of the Lanzhou Petrochemical Machinery Factory ORG and the Singapore Oil Drilling Platform ORG ; providing related forms of insurance for Gansu Province 's GPE Overseas Economic and Trade Negotiation Association and for laborers exported overseas ; and also providing complementary insurance services for the overseas business of the Gansu Province Thermoelectric Company GPE . -LRB- End -RRB- Xinhua News Agency ORG , Tianjin GPE , January 10 DATE , by wire -LRB- reporter Xuejie Man PERSON and correspondent Hong Zhang PERSON -RRB- This reporter learned from the Tianjin Port Bonded Area ORG that in 1997 DATE the bonded area comprehensively surpassed quotas on various economic indicators with an average growth rate reaching more than 70 % PERCENT , ranking the first ORDINAL among China GPE 's bonded areas . According to statistics , last year DATE , the Tianjin Port Bonded Area ORG completed a total amount of 850 million US dollars MONEY in investment agreements , increasing by 72 % PERCENT over the same period of the previous year DATE , with total foreign investment agreements of 700 million US dollars MONEY , increasing by 75 % PERCENT over the same period of the previous year DATE . It achieved a total volume of 4 billion US dollars MONEY of goods going into and out of the area , increasing by 83 % PERCENT over the same period of the previous year DATE , with a total amount of 1 billion US dollars MONEY from imports and exports .
All these were the highest levels in history . Since being put into operation five years ago DATE , the Tianjin Port Bonded Area ORG has completed the construction of China GPE 's first ORDINAL goods distribution center , functions like a customs port , opened up the special use the railway line from the Tianjin Port Bonded Area ORG passing Xi'an GPE and Lanzhou GPE to arrive at Xinjiang GPE 's Allah Mountain PERSON pass customs port , established a number of large - scale materials circulation distribution and supply centers integrating storage , transportation and sales , opened multiple railway and international container joint - operations with a monthly DATE loading and unloading capacity reaching 6,000 CARDINAL standard containers . It has built up an installation capacity of 7,000 CARDINAL sets of program - controlled telephones , had a power supply capacity of 25,000 CARDINAL kilovolts , and a daily water supply capacity of 10,000 tons QUANTITY . Moreover , the bonded area has implemented a series of preferential policies towards enterprises entering the area : it has established a system of " no custom accounting " and established manuals and management ; for enterprises engaged in international trade and storage processing in the area , the equipment and materials needed are duty free , and domestic trade continuing to sell out of the bonded area is regarded as export , for which customs provides tax refunds , etc . With the daily improvement of the Tianjin Port Bonded Area 's ORG investment environment , foreign businessmen coming to invest are increasing daily DATE . Last year DATE , there were thirteen CARDINAL large projects of over 20 million yuan MONEY alone . CALTEX and Caterpillar from the US GPE , Japan GPE 's Itochu GPE , South Korea 's GPE Daewoo ORG and the New World Consortium ORG from Hong Kong GPE had been successively entering the zone to invest and open business . While foreign investments were flocking in large numbers , twenty CARDINAL large and medium - sized state - owned enterprises also entered and settled themselves in the zone last year DATE , investing a total of nearly 200 million US dollars CARDINAL . According to statistics , in the past five years DATE , Tianjin Bonded GPE Area has attracted a total of over 3000 CARDINAL enterprises from 73 CARDINAL countries and regions all over the world and 25 CARDINAL domestic provinces , cities and municipalities to invest , reaching a total agreed investment value of more than 3 billion US dollars CARDINAL and a total agreed foreign investment reaching more than CARDINAL 2 billion US dollars MONEY .
Xinhua News Agency ORG , Shanghai GPE , Dec. 20th DATE , by reporter Yu Wu PERSON From January to November of this year DATE , the Shanghai GPE 's total foreign trade export volume for the year DATE reached 22.02 billion US dollars MONEY , increasing by 73 % PERCENT compared with 1993 DATE . This reporter learned from the municipal foreign economy and trade committee that in the past 5 years DATE , through foreign trade system reform and implementing a " big foreign trade " strategy , Shanghai GPE 's total import and export volume is steadily increasing at about 14 % PERCENT per year , and its foreign trade has entered its fastest period of development in history . Shanghai GPE estimates that this year DATE 's value of exports could exceed 14.5 billion US dollars MONEY , among which finished industrial products account for 93.1 % PERCENT , having increased 4.1 % PERCENT over 1993 DATE . Mechanical and electronic products account for 31.5 % PERCENT of the total export value , up from 17.9 % PERCENT of 5 years ago DATE . Currently , Shanghai GPE has established trade contacts with 205 CARDINAL countries and regions , and Southeast Asia LOC , Oceania GPE , Latin America LOC , the Middle East LOC and South Africa GPE have become new markets opened up by Shanghai GPE . According to Xiaoming Zhu PERSON , director of the Shanghai Foreign Economic and Trade Committee ORG , Shanghai GPE has sped up implementing a business strategy of diversity in foreign trade enterprises to meet the requirements of national policy . This gradually changes the entire city 's 725 CARDINAL foreign trade enterprises of various kinds into market economic principles that autonomously manage business and are responsible for their own profits and losses . By such economic means as merging , holding stocks , sharing stocks , etc. , foreign trade group companies such as Oriental International ORG , Lansheng GPE , and those in foreign economy , light industry , machinery and livestock production , etc. have been successively organized , raising the scale of operations . Now , Shanghai GPE has formed 6 CARDINAL export forces : foreign trade , industrial trade , self - management enterprises , enterprises subordinate to central government departments and enterprises in Shanghai GPE invested by other provinces and cities , and foreign investment enterprises .
Besides , Shanghai GPE maintains the trinity of harmonious development : the goods trade , technology trade and services trade , while implementing the " Dragon 's head program " , and optimizing its export goods structure . It takes full advantage of the policy for the new Pudong GPE region to breed new growth of foreign trade export . According to estimates , Shanghai GPE 's technology export transaction value could reach 650 million US dollars MONEY this year DATE , which is 3.53 CARDINAL times that of 1993 DATE . The technology trade and the service trade account for about 14 % PERCENT of total exports . 80 CARDINAL types of " Dragon 's head merchandise " such as clothing , textile products , vessels , steel , electronic computers , household electrical appliances , containers , etc. have developed quickly and account for more than half CARDINAL of the entire city 's export volume . From January to November DATE , the new Pudong GPE region 's foreign trade export volume was 2.8 billion US dollars MONEY , accounting for 1/5 CARDINAL of the entire city 's export volume . It is reported that in the past 5 years DATE , Shanghai GPE , through such methods as actively purchasing export goods from other provinces and cities and by holding activities such as the East China Export Goods Trade Fair ORG , etc. , has strengthened its influence as a port city on the entire country . At the same time , it develops multinational operations and vigorously opens up diversified markets . According to the latest statistics , Shanghai GPE has founded 218 CARDINAL trade - oriented companies and organizations abroad , organized 6 CARDINAL regional overseas group companies , and it has approved overseas non-trade enterprises reaching 260 CARDINAL with a total investment of 200 million US dollars MONEY . The business of Shanghai GPE in foreign engineering contracts is also developing quickly .
This year DATE , 586 CARDINAL new foreign engineering contracting and labor contracts have been signed with contracted funds of 265 million US dollars MONEY . -LRB- End -RRB- Xinhua News Agency ORG , the UN ORG , February 13th DATE , Today , Peilice Dekuliar PERSON , the UN ORG Secretary - General , expressed grief at the multi-national forces air striking Baghdad GPE resulting in civilians deaths . Julileah , spokesman for the Secretary - General said in a statement that Peilice Dekuliar felt deep grief that so many civilians in Iraq GPE had died in the air attack . According to a news report on February 14th DATE by Xinhua News Agency ORG from Beijing GPE , when the multi-national forces carried out an air attack on Baghdad GPE on the 13th DATE , hundreds CARDINAL of civilians were killed in the bombing . World public opinion has reacted strongly to the event . Officials in the Iraqi Department of Defense ORG said that the two CARDINAL missiles or bomb shells dropped by planes of the multi-national forces on the 13th DATE at 4 O'clock in the morning local time hit a large sized underground bomb shelter and , at least 500 CARDINAL civilians hiding inside were killed , more than half CARDINAL of whom were women and children . The Tunisian NORP government thinks that this bombing again shows that the activity of the multi-national forces has exceeded authorized limits set by the United Nations Security Council ORG decision .
Tunisia GPE has again appealed to international conscience to take action , to stop the blood and end the destructive war , and create conditions for a peaceful settlement of the conflict . Ashitaer , the UN ORG representative of Yemen GPE strongly condemned this incident and asked the United Nations Security Council ORG to be responsible for the passed resolution No. 678 CARDINAL which permits military actions against Iraq GPE . He said that no one feels this " ferocious and inexcusable " bombing is just . In Amman GPE , capital of Jordan GPE , thousands CARDINAL of angry people paraded and demonstrated in front of the US GPE embassy , objecting to the multi-national forces bombing and killing innocent civilians in Baghdad GPE . Xinhua News Agency ORG , Jinan GPE , January 18th DATE , by reporter Xueqing Dong PERSON Mingquan Zhang , vice director of Shandong Province 's GPE Foreign Economy and Trade Committee ORG , said that in 1997 DATE , the quality and level of Shandong GPE 's utilizing foreign capital had further improved . Last year DATE , although there was a drop in the quantity and the contract amount of recently approved projects utilizing foreign capital in Shandong Province GPE , foreign capital actually utilized maintained growth , reaching over 4.2 billion US dollars MONEY , and increasing more than 17 % PERCENT compared with the previous year DATE . Of this amount , foreign merchants ' investment actually realized was over 3 billion US dollars MONEY , increasing 9 % PERCENT compared with the same period the previous year DATE . In the whole year DATE , the enterprises that were newly approved and that were invested in by foreign merchants neared 1,600 CARDINAL , and the accumulated total already has reached over 20,000 CARDINAL .
The momentum of multinational companies investing in Shandong GPE has not decreased . After such multi-national companies as Dupont ORG , HP ORG , Siemens ORG , Panasonic ORG , Daewoo ORG , etc. successively invested in Shandong GPE , ten CARDINAL multinational companies such as America GPE 's Chevron ORG and Eton GPE , France GPE 's Elf , Shenggeban and the French Electric Company ORG , Germany GPE 's Deutsch GPE , UK GPE 's Imperial Chemicals ORG , etc. have come to invest in Shandong GPE for the first ORDINAL time . By the end of last year DATE , multinational companies coming to invest in Shandong GPE were over one hundred CARDINAL , among which 26 CARDINAL were ranked the top 100 CARDINAL in the world . These multinational companies ' investment projects are large in scale , high in technology , and strong in their industrial promotion . New breakthroughs were achieved in Shandong GPE 's methods of utilizing foreign capital . Since Qingdao Beer and Shandong Huaneng GPE succeeded in respectively issuing H - shares and N - shares in Hong Kong GPE and the US GPE , last year DATE , 5 CARDINAL more share - holding companies , such as Shandong GPE 's Chenmin Paper Manufacturing Group ORG , Jinan GPE 's Qingqi Group ORG , Yantai GPE 's Zhangyu Group ORG , Xinhua 's Pharmacy Group ORG and Lutai 's Textile Group ORG , etc. also entered the market issuing foreign capital shares , altogether attracting 265 million US dollars MONEY of foreign capital . By the end of last year DATE , seven CARDINAL enterprises in Shandong Province GPE issued H - shares , N - shares or B - shares , altogether attracting over 700 million US dollars MONEY of foreign capital . New progress has also been made in utilizing foreign capital for infrastructure , foundation industries and new high level technology projects . In the area of energy , Shandong GPE 's China Power Generation Company , Ltd. ORG obtained the State ORG 's approval . With a total project investment of nearly 2.3 billion US dollars MONEY and over 1 billion US dollars MONEY of contracted foreign capital , it is currently Shandong Province 's GPE largest project utilizing foreign capital .
In agriculture , the integrated agricultural development project invested in by Australia GPE 's Southern Australia LOC -- Shandong Stock - holding GPE Company , Ltd. in the Yellow River LOC delta region has a total investment of nearly 30 million US dollars MONEY and over 10 million US dollars MONEY of contracted foreign capital . It is currently Shandong GPE 's largest integrated agricultural development project . In the area of new high level technology , the investment projects of world famous multinational companies such as the US GPE 's Eton GPE , Germany GPE 's Deutsch PERSON , the UK GPE 's Imperial Chemicals ORG , etc. all have first ORDINAL - class international levels of technology . These projects powerfully bring about optimization and improvement of Shandong Province 's GPE industrial structure . In infrastructure , a number of expressway projects have been formally signed with the outside , and a number of municipal public infrastructure merchant - invitation projects have also been announced overseas , signifying the complete start of utilizing foreign capital in the areas of Shandong GPE 's infrastructure . The economic development district has become a hotspot for attracting foreign merchant investment . Last year DATE , Shandong GPE 's various types of economic development districts recently approved over 1480 DATE projects utilizing foreign capital , accounting for more than 24 % PERCENT of the total of the entire province . Over 900 million US dollars MONEY of foreign capital was actually utilized , increasing nearly 40 % PERCENT compared with the same period the previous year DATE . The total industrial output completed by enterprises within the district for the year DATE was over 47 billion US dollars MONEY , increasing by nearly 80 % PERCENT compared with the previous year DATE , and had nearly 1.7 billion US dollars MONEY of foreign export currency , increasing by 31 % PERCENT compared with the same period the previous year DATE . As a new point of growth of Shandong GPE 's open economy , the economic development district is showing development vitality that grows stronger daily DATE .
Last year DATE , the total output of Shandong Province GPE reached over 19.7 billion US dollars MONEY , increasing by over 10 % PERCENT compared with the previous year DATE . Among this , exports broke through 13 billion US dollars MONEY , increasing by 25 % PERCENT compared with the same period the previous year DATE . Export values ranked fourth ORDINAL in the nation , and the growth rate ranked second ORDINAL among China GPE 's main coastal provinces and cities . -LRB- End -RRB- Xinhua News Agency ORG , Beijing GPE , January 5th DATE , by reporter Huangbiao He PERSON The Wangma Computer Company , a high science and technology enterprise in Beijing GPE 's Zhongguan village GPE , held a press conference in the Great Hall Of the People on January 4th and announced : to meet urgent demands for office automation of all Party ORG departments , the government and the army , it was decided to " open " a whole set of top - quality products of Wangma Software ORG , which can profit more than one million yuan CARDINAL , to the home , all in the way to non-encoded floppy disks , exempting technical fees , so that all domestic computer users can copy and use . The Wangma Computer Company was named for the Wubi font , the coding method of Chinese NORP characters invented by the famous computer expert - Yongmin Wang PERSON . This simple , convenient and efficient input method covers more than 85 % PERCENT of the nation 's computer users , and has become the input technology of Chinese NORP characters which dominates the leading position in our nation . But , with the rapid development of the computer business , more and more computer users successively come " line up to register " and purchase Wubi PERSON 's latest edition and the operating system using the Wangma ORG Chinese characters .
In order to benefit society , the Wangma Computer Company determinedly gave up an opportunity that would have earned big money by dedicating unencoded floppy disks to users , allowing them to copy by themselves . Leaders , experts and users attending the conference gave a very high appraisal of the decision of the Wangma Computer Company ORG to selflessly contribute . -LRB- End -RRB- Xinhua News Agency ORG , Beijing GPE , January 3rd DATE In order to perfect the management of international commercial loans , the National Foreign Exchange Bureau ORG decided to implement a new method of managing international commercial loans borrowed by domestic institutions from January 1st this year DATE . According to regulations by the National Foreign Exchange Management Bureau ORG , international commercial loans indicate loans raised and borrowed by domestic institutions from financial institutions , enterprises , individual or other economic organizations abroad , and from foreign - funded financial institutions within China GPE 's border , whose contractual repayment obligations are in foreign currency . Export credits , international financing leaseholds , compensation trades with foreign exchange repayment methods , overseas institution 's and individual 's foreign exchange deposits -LRB- excluding foreign exchange deposits in banks approved for offshore operations -RRB- , project financing , financing under trade projects over 90 days DATE and other forms of foreign exchange loans will all be treated and managed as international commercial loans . According to regulations , the People 's Bank of China ORG is the approving authority for international commercial loans borrowed by domestic institutions , the People 's Bank of China ORG has authorized the National Foreign Exchange Management Bureau ORG to be specifically responsible for the approval , supervision and management of commercial loans by domestic institutions . All international commercial loans borrowed by domestic institutions should be approved by the National Foreign Exchange Management Bureau ORG .
International business loans that have not been approved but were signed on their own authority will not be valid , the Foreign Exchange Management Bureau ORG will not process the registration of foreign debts , banks are not allowed to open exclusive foreign debt accounts for them , loan principals and interests are not to be remitted out on their own authority . The National Foreign Exchange Management Bureau ORG clearly stipulated in the new method that , domestic institutions borrowing international commercial loans externally are only limited to : China GPE - capital financial institutions approved by the Foreign Exchange Management Bureau ORG to operate foreign exchange loan business ; juridical people of non-financial corporations approved by the State Department 's ORG Authorization Department ORG . Juridical people of non-financial institutions who borrow international commercial loans directly must possess these several conditions , that is , have continual profits for the last three years DATE , have import and export business permission , belong to a national encouraged industry ; possess a complete financial management system ; must have a ratio of net assets to total assets not lower than 15 % for juridical people of trade - type non-financial corporations , must have ratios of net assets to total assets not lower than 30 % PERCENT for juridical people of non trade - type non-financial corporations ; must have a total sum of international business loans borrowed and foreign guarantee surpluses not exceeding 50 % PERCENT of net asset 's equivalent foreign exchange worth ; must have total of foreign exchange loan and foreign exchange guarantee surplus not exceeding the amount of exchange created in the previous year DATE . -LRB- End -RRB- Xinhua News Agency ORG , Beijing GPE , March 9th DATE The statistics from the General Administration of Customs ORG show that , last year DATE , China GPE 's trade with Japan GPE continued increasing , the gross value of imports and exports reached 60.06 billion US dollars MONEY , 4.5 % PERCENT higher than that of last year DATE , and accounted for 20.7 % PERCENT of China GPE 's gross value of foreign trade . Of which , exports were 30.88 billion US dollars MONEY , and imports were 29.18 billion US dollars MONEY . The trade surplus against Japan GPE was 1.7 billion US dollars MONEY . Japan GPE has , for four years DATE , successively ranked first ORDINAL place among China GPE 's foreign trade partners , and the bilateral trade volume last year DATE was 17.22 billion US dollars MONEY higher than that of China GPE and the US GPE , China GPE 's second ORDINAL largest trade partner .
According to presentations , the dependency of China GPE 's exported products on the Japanese NORP market has been increasing annually DATE , but the proportion of imported products in the total import volume from Japan GPE has fluctuated irregularly ; the development of various trade methods was not balanced , general trade has decreased , processing trade has increased ; while the growth of primary product trade was considerably fast . Last year DATE , exports of primary products to Japan GPE were 8 billion US dollars MONEY , 10.9 % PERCENT higher than that of the previous year DATE , and imports of primary products from Japan GPE were 1 billion US dollars MONEY , a 4.4 % PERCENT growth . The trade of foreign - invested enterprises with Japan GPE increased rapidly . Last year DATE , the exports of foreign - invested enterprises to Japan GPE were 14.9 billion US dollars MONEY , up 35.4 % PERCENT , and accounted for 48 % PERCENT of China GPE 's exports to Japan GPE ; imports were 19.5 billion US dollars MONEY , up 14.7 % PERCENT , and accounted for 67 % PERCENT of China GPE 's total import value from Japan GPE . -LRB- End -RRB- In 1997 DATE , Mexico GPE 's total amount of foreign trade broke through 220 billion US dollars MONEY , which created a new historical record . However , in reviewing Mexico GPE 's foreign trade situation this year DATE , it might be appropriate to say that it is between joy and sorrow . The joy lies in that the total amount of foreign trade still maintains a strong growth momentum , and has realized trade surpluses for the third year DATE in a row , whereas the sorrow is that the amount of trade surplus has sharply reversed , and this year DATE , a relatively large deficit may appear . According to official journals published recently by Mexico GPE 's Treasury Department ORG , Mexico GPE 's foreign trade in 1997 DATE continued to grow rapidly , the total amount of imports and exports reached 220.178 billion US dollars MONEY , 18.85 % PERCENT higher than that of the previous year DATE , and within that the amount of exports was 110.380 billion US dollars MONEY , the amount of imports was 109.798 billion US dollars MONEY , 15 % PERCENT and 22.7 % PERCENT higher than 1996 DATE , respectively .
The trade surplus was 582 million US dollars MONEY . Foreign trade occupies a pivotal position in Mexico GPE 's economy . At present , exports account for more than 30 % PERCENT of its GDP , which is one CARDINAL of the primary economic growth forces . After the outbreak of Mexico GPE 's financial crisis in 1994 DATE , Mexico GPE 's currency , the peso was greatly devalued , thus greatly strengthening Mexico GPE 's export competitiveness . In the last several years DATE , the government has been vigorously supporting exports , and exports grew rapidly . In 1995 DATE , the situation of successive foreign trade deficit reversed , and up to now , has maintained trade surpluses for three years DATE in a row . However , in the past three years DATE , Mexico GPE 's foreign trade surplus showed a substantial degradation : 7.889 billion US dollars MONEY in 1995 DATE , 6.424 billion US dollars MONEY in 1996 DATE , and only 582 million US dollars CARDINAL last year DATE . Especially deserving to be pointed out is that , after the first ORDINAL monthly DATE deficit in July last year DATE , the rest of the year DATE saw successive monthly DATE deficits with the amounts of deficit almost doubling , roaring from 20 million US dollars MONEY in July DATE to 722 million US dollars MONEY in December DATE , reducing the 1997 DATE annual accumulative trade surplus amount to a trivial number . Local economic analysts felt that the trade deficit in the second half of last year was mainly due to an overly high import growth rate , which is even higher than that of exports . In the second half of last year , the average growth rate of imports was 6 % to 7 % PERCENT higher than that of exports .
Among import sectors , swift growth comes mainly from imports of consumer products and capital goods , 39.9 % PERCENT and 38.2 % PERCENT higher than that of 1996 DATE respectively . The growth of imports of semi-finished products was up by 18.8 % PERCENT . Secondly ORDINAL , the overly high valuation of the peso is also an indispensable factor . An overly high peso exchange rate stimulated imports , but hindered exports . It is commonly known that in 1994 DATE , before the outbreak of the financial crisis , the trade deficit was once as high as more than 18 billion US dollars MONEY . The huge trade deficit was one CARDINAL of the internal reasons that triggered this crisis . Hence , the trade situation last year DATE has caused extreme concern among people from economic circles , who even predicted that in 1998 DATE , foreign trade deficit would revive . They pointed out that , this year DATE , except for an overly high peso exchange rate , exports would also face some new unfavorable factors . For instance , Asian NORP currency devaluation will decrease export competitiveness , and the fall of oil price will significantly reduce oil revenues . Under these circumstances , if the import growth momentum can not be restrained , this year DATE , a trade deficit of 4 CARDINAL to 5 billion US dollars MONEY may appear .
-LRB- End -RRB- Xinhua News Agency ORG , Macau GPE , April 3rd DATE , by reporters Zhigen Wang PERSON and Yuming Che Xuming Zhang ORG , Chairman of the Chinese Enterprise Association ORG in Macau GPE said that , at present there were more than 200 CARDINAL enterprises operating with Chinese NORP capital in Macau GPE and that the total value of assets is more than 90 billion patacas . Chinese NORP capital enterprises have become the biggest foreign investors in Macau GPE . Xuming Zhang PERSON recently said at the joint meeting for the fifth ORDINAL anniversary of the establishment of the Chinese Enterprise Association ORG in Macau GPE , that Macau GPE 's inland investment enterprises , from small to large and from weak to strong , have developed into an important force in Macau GPE 's economic domain . They have made important contributions to the prosperity and stability of Macau GPE . According to presentations , these enterprises have extensively taken part in many areas of operating activities such as trade , industry , finance , insurance , tourism , catering , traffic and transportation , construction , real estate , etc. in Macau GPE . Among these , the proportion that Chinese NORP capital accounts for in financial insurance has reached 50 % PERCENT . It accounts for from 50 % to 70 % PERCENT of the tourism industry , accounts for 30 % PERCENT of imports and exports , and accounts for 70 % PERCENT of real estate .
Xuming Zhang PERSON expressed that enterprises operating with Chinese NORP capital in Macau GPE will continue to take the direction of Xiaoping Deng 's PERSON program of " one CARDINAL country , two CARDINAL systems " and of all national guidelines and policies for Hong Kong GPE and Macau GPE , to adhere to the principle of " Some to do and some not to do " , and to strive together with local figures in industrial and commercial circles to make more contributions to promoting Macau GPE 's economic stability and social development . -LRB- End -RRB- Xinhua News Agency ORG , Buenos Aires ORG , April 7th DATE , by reporter Hong Xue PERSON The handover ceremony for China GPE mechanical products purchased by Argentina GPE 's LaRioja Province GPE using a loan provided by the Bank of China GPE , was held today DATE in Catamarca City GPE of this province . This is the first ORDINAL time that China GPE 's mechanical products have entered Argentina GPE in large quantities . Minister of China GPE 's Mechanical Industry Ministry ORG , Xuding Bao PERSON , who came specially to attend the handing - over and taking - over ceremony , handed this group of mechanical products whose total value is 5.5 million US dollars MONEY , to Masa GPE , the governor of LaRioja Province GPE . These products included more than 1800 CARDINAL sets of tractors and road - building machinery . Minister Xuding Bao PERSON and Governor Masa PERSON delivered ebullient speeches in the ceremony , both hoped to use this as a start to expand trade between the two CARDINAL countries and to promote development in other areas of the two CARDINAL countries . Recently , the Bank of China GPE provided Argentina GPE with loan of 20 million US dollars MONEY .
LaRioja Province GPE is the first ORDINAL to use this loan to import China GPE 's products . -LRB- End -RRB- According to presentations , the principal features of the industrial production of 1997 DATE are : -- Production increased steadily . The growth rate was somewhat lower than that of last year DATE . The nation 's county and above county industries accomplished an annual DATE industrial added value of 2.0476 trillion yuan MONEY , calculated by comparable prices , 10.9 % PERCENT higher than that of last year DATE , somewhat dropping in growth rate . There were some fluctuations in growth rates of every quarter of the whole year DATE , but the difference was not significant , which can be regarded as a steady operation . The growth rate of State ORG owned industries was basically stable . Collective industries dropped substantially .
The annual added value of State ORG owned and State ORG owned holding enterprises was 1.1726 trillion yuan MONEY , 7.1 % PERCENT higher than that of last year DATE ; the added value of collective industries was 613.2 billion yuan MONEY . Growing 11.7 % PERCENT , but growth rate declined 6 % PERCENT from that of last year DATE ; the industrial added value of other economic types was 445 billion QUANTITY , a 13.4 % PERCENT growth , and a 3 % PERCENT climb from that of last year DATE . Additionally , the annual added value of light industry was 885.5 billion yuan MONEY , 11.5 % PERCENT higher than that of last year DATE ; the added value of heavy industry was 1.1621 trillion yuan MONEY , a 10.4 % PERCENT growth . -- Industry restructuring made vigorous progress . From the view of main industrial products , the impact of self - generated adjustments due to market constraints was considerably significant . The production of such fundamental products as energy resources , main raw materials , etc. grew at a low rate subject to the impact of market demands . The national total production volume of disposable energy resources was 2 % PERCENT higher than that of last year DATE . The growth of chemical fiber production , man - made board , synthetic fiber monomer and ten CARDINAL types of non-ferrous metal , etc. was rather fast , with a 14.6 % PERCENT to 32.3 % PERCENT growth . Timber , machine - made paper , drugs made of chemical materials , etc. dropped 1.1 % PERCENT to 9.2 % PERCENT . Electromechanical products of an investment nature had ups and downs .
The production of internal - combustion engines , metal - cutting machines , large , medium and small - sized tractors , vans , motor trucks , etc. dropped 1.6 % PERCENT to 10.3 % PERCENT . Electrical and high science and technology products grew considerably . Sedans , digital program - controlled switches , electronic computers , large - scale integrated circuits , etc. grew by 21.9 % PERCENT to 1.7 CARDINAL times . The production of main consumer products grew or dropped significantly subject to the restraints of market demands . Some basic consumer goods and food kept steady growth , among which candy , dairy products , beer , soft drink , cloth , and silk grew by 10 % to 19.2 % PERCENT . Main GPE durable consumer goods such as , washing machines , vacuum cleaners , room air - conditioners , color TVs , music centers , etc. grew by 10.7 % PERCENT to 47.9 % PERCENT ; bicycles , electric fans , exhaust fans , VCRs dropped by 0.4 % PERCENT to 16.8 % PERCENT . -- The rate of industrial production and marketing had some growth , whereas exports grew considerably . An annual DATE industrial sales output value of 6.8354 trillion yuan MONEY was achieved , 10.7 % PERCENT higher than that of last year DATE , higher than the growth rate of the output of the same period . The sales rate of industrial products was 96.2 % PERCENT , 0.3 % PERCENT higher than that of last year DATE ; the export delivery value of industrial enterprises ' production for foreign trade export purposes was 954.5 billion yuan MONEY , 14.8 % PERCENT higher than that of last year DATE . -- The level of economic benefits were recovered back .
From January to November DATE , the composite index of the economic benefits of nationwide 370,000 CARDINAL village and above village industrial enterprises with independent accountability was 89.4 % PERCENT , 3.4 % PERCENT higher than that of the same period last year . The analysis of the State Statistical Bureau ORG shows , last year DATE , there were still certain problems during the industrial economy operation , for instance , capital defaults increased , deficits were still serious , fundamental products such as energy resources , raw materials , etc. grew at low rates , the transfer of industrial structure was considerably slow , and all these are restraining factors assailing the further healthy development of an industrial economy . This year DATE , the spirit of National Economy Work Conference ORG should be carried through and implemented , while deepening State - owned enterprise reform and continuing to reinforce restructuring , striving to increase effective demands , improving supply quality , promoting the healthy and steady development of an industrial economy . -LRB- End -RRB- On the invitation of Prime Minister Mahathir PERSON of Malaysia GPE , Premier Peng Li PERSON arrived in Malaysia GPE on the afternoon of December 10th TIME , 1990 to carry out a friendly official visit . The picture showed Premier Peng Li PERSON visiting Malacca State Picture ORG taken by Xinhua News Agency ORG reporter Shengnan Li PERSON After five years DATE of negotiation process , the " Conventions on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities " was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly ORG in December 2006 DATE , thus became the first ORDINAL human rights convention passed by international society in the 21st century DATE .
The " Conventions on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities " was opened for signature of the member states of the United Nations ORG since March 30 , 2007 DATE . It came into effect once the states parties reached 20 CARDINAL . Jamaica GPE was the first ORDINAL country to officially approve the convention . On April 3 of this year DATE , Ecuador GPE officially approved the convention and became the 20th ORDINAL state party . The convention began to enter its 30 - day DATE automatic effective procedure . Up until now , 127 CARDINAL countries have signed the convention , 25 CARDINAL of which have officially approved it . The purpose of the " Conventions on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities " is to promote , protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities , and to promote respect for their inherent dignity . Its key content is to ensure that persons with disabilities will enjoy the same rights as healthy people do and can live in the capacity of full citizens so that they can have equal opportunity to make valuable contributions to society . While residents of the richest province in Bolivia GPE , Santa Cruz GPE , were fervently celebrating the victory of a referendum on autonomy , President Morales PERSON warned that the referendum was " illegal and unconstitutional " .
In a speech broadcast to the nation , Morales said , " The election is illegal and unconstitutional . It is not as successful as some families wished . " He claimed that the election was a " complete failure " , and stressed that the high rates of voter abstention and opposing votes has already made this referendum not legal . He said , " Unfortunately , the referendum has already split up the province of Santa Cruz GPE . " Many people are worried about widespread instances of violence in Santa Cruz GPE after the referendum . During the referendum , numerous conflicts have occurred between supporters and militants opposed to autonomy , injuring at least 20 people . Military leaders of Bolivia GPE said that they take this action of fighting for autonomy as a threat to the country 's territorial integrity . Next month DATE , three CARDINAL other provinces in the lower eastern region that are held by the opposition party will hold referenda on autonomy . By that time , this crisis will deepen . Two CARDINAL other provinces are also considering following suit ; there are a total of nine CARDINAL provinces in Bolivia GPE . The incident happened in March DATE once made this small county town located in eastern Qinghai - Tibet Plateau GPE restless .
However , before the arrival of the " May Day " , this place had resumed its past peace . This small town , which is well - known for the Labuleng Lamasery ORG , also gives out unique and mystical charm once again . The famous scenic spot Labuleng Lamasery PERSON has also ushered in an increasing number of tourists during the festival . The guide lama led the tourists from across the country who came here out of admiration to visit every structure here one CARDINAL by one CARDINAL starting from the ticket sales office and to feel the beauty and magic of Tibetan Buddhism . " I talked to my friend in Gannan GPE over the phone before I came . It is very safe to travel here . There is no need to worry . " A middle - aged tourist from Lanzhou Electric Corporation ORG kept videotaping while asking the guide various questions in religion and history endlessly at the same time . At the side of the arena for scriptural dialect in front of the Great Temple of the Golden Tile , two CARDINAL young female tourists from Zhejiang Province GPE were exchanging cameras with each other to take a picture with a lama as souvenir . Two CARDINAL Tibetan women at the side who came to worship Buddha smiled back in return of their greetings .
Despite undergoing a journey of 30 hours TIME by train and four hours by car , they still felt that it was worthwhile :. " It is because the scenery here is still holy and beautiful . A few days ago DATE , the People 's Olympic Forum with the theme " 2008 Beijing Olympics : Humanistic Ideals and Harmonious World " was jointly held by the China Democratic League Central Committee ORG and the China Democratic League Beijing Municipal Committee ORG to act in the ideal of humanistic Olympics EVENT and give full play to the power of all circles in society . Jiang Shusheng PERSON , Vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People 's Congress ORG and Chairman of the China Democratic League Central Committee ORG ; and Suo Lisheng PERSON , member of the Standing Committee of the National People 's Congress ORG and Vice-chairman of the China Democratic League Central Committee ORG ; attended the forum . Ge Jianping PERSON , Vice - chairman of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Political Consultative Conference ORG and Chairman of the China Democratic League Beijing Municipal Committee ORG read out the " Advocate Humanistic Olympics and Advance Harmony in the Capital Proposal " of the China Democratic League Beijing Municipal Committee ORG to all league members . He proposed the vast numbers of league members in Beijing GPE to lead by example and be the first ORDINAL to set an example around the humanistic Olympics EVENT ideal and be good champions and practitioners in heightening public civilization in the capital . Experts attending the forum made excellent speeches in respective areas including " humanistic Olympics EVENT " , " safe Olympics " WORK_OF_ART , " cultural harmony " and " urban public civilization " . Huang Yaling PERSON , Director of Beijing Sport University Center for Olympic Studies ORG , advocated people to show more concern about Olympic safety and not to neglect safety issues in food , transportation , and venues . In the area of food , she suggested entire process of testing in purchase , production , and imports , as well as adoption of transparent cooking operation .
While mobile phones have brought tremendous convenience in information exchanges to people , they have also brought about endless troubles to people . First ORDINAL , the endless junk text messages , and then the torture of the " one CARDINAL - ring calls " at all hours of the day TIME and night . The most annoying is that up until now , besides the positions made known by relevant government departments , there is still no concrete action to resolve the problem . It seems that since consumers have chosen to use mobile phones , they should endure this unexpected torture . The continuous concern by the media has helped people to heighten their awareness against " one CARDINAL - ring calls " . It is no longer easy to use " one CARDINAL - ring calls " to defraud mobile phone user fees . However , it does not mean that people can tolerate the existence of " one CARDINAL - ring calls " and that they can give up the close questioning of the responsibilities of relevant government departments and telecommunication operators . The first ORDINAL response of many mobile phone users when they hear the " one CARDINAL - ring call " is : " Why does n't anyone attend to this ? " A survey conducted by websites including Sina LOC and Tencent with close to 200,000 CARDINAL netizens ORG showed that over 70 percent of people frequently encounter " one CARDINAL - ring calls " and 68.5 percent PERCENT of people believed that telecommunication operators take part in the profit - sharing of " one CARDINAL - ring calls " .
Since realistic toy weapons could be mixed up with real ones , confuse the police 's attention , and threaten social safety , 15 U. S. states attempted to enhance impacts on imitation weapons on top of the current gun control bills . The United States " GPE Ming Pao Daily News " reported on the 4th ORDINAL that according to a statistics of National Conference on State Legislature ORG , there are seven CARDINAL proposed bills on restrictions of imitation firearms being discussed in 15 CARDINAL of the U. S. states ; there have been 21 CARDINAL such bills passed and implemented since 1990 DATE . These bills concern the prohibition of placing imitation firearms in cars , or prohibiting sales of toy guns in convenience stores . Tennessee GPE state lawmakers are considering a proposal by state representative , DeBerry . The proposal will make it a misdemeanor to " intentionally display or expose an imitation firearm in a public place in a threatening manner . " However , exceptions include justifiable self defense , lawful hunting , and displays such as a museum collection . DeBerry said that this proposal would help to prevent a tragedy that occurred in West Memphis LOC last year DATE , when a 12 - year - old DATE boy holding a toy gun was killed by the police . The drug price control plan that India GPE plans to adopt has caused dissatisfaction among Indian NORP drug makers , who believe this will not only slow down pharmaceutical exports but also make many workers in the industry lose their jobs .
Reports said that Indian NORP Minister for Chemicals ORG , Fertilizer and Steel ORG , Ram Vilas Paswan PERSON hopes to implement price control on more drugs . Paswan PERSON hopes to make a one CARDINAL - time price reduction on the 354 CARDINAL essential drugs designated by the WHO -LRB- including in them some hypertension drugs and antibiotics -RRB- first ORDINAL through negotiations and then connect future increase of drug prices with inflation . Currently India GPE has a total of 74 CARDINAL price - controlled drugs , which will be increased to an amount of more than 40 % PERCENT of the drugs sold by India GPE . FICCI ORG Vice President Habil Khorakiwala PERSON said that if price - control measures are promulgated , even large drug makers will find it hard to maintain their budget for research and development of drugs . Ajay Piramal PERSON , chairman of drug maker Nicholas Piramal PERSON , said , " The continuously falling prices of common export drugs have resulted in thin profits , so they ca n't impose limits on profits any more . On the contrary , the government should consider how to encourage us to increase investment in research and development of drugs . " To celebrate the 10th ORDINAL anniversary of Hong Kong 's GPE return to the motherland , a prize - containing essay competition entitled " The 10th Anniversary of Hong Kong 's GPE Return Through PERSON My Eyes " sponsored by the station of Voice of Huaxia ORG , a China National Radio ORG program aired to Hong Kong GPE and Macao GPE regions , started today DATE in Beijing GPE . This event will start from this day to May 31 , 2007 DATE . Director General of China National Radio ORG Yang Bo PERSON said at a press conference held here that this event aimed to demonstrate the great achievements that Hong Kong GPE has made in successfully implementing " one CARDINAL country , two CARDINAL systems , " " Hong Kong GPE governed by Hong Kong GPE people , " and a high degree of autonomy during the ten years DATE since its return .
It records the passion , joy , and pride that Hong Kong GPE residents have felt during these ten years DATE since the reunification with the motherland . According to the information , the review committee for this essay competition event will be jointly composed of mainland experts and scholars from the relevant departments and Hong Kong GPE celebrities . The review committee will select some first ORDINAL , second ORDINAL , and third ORDINAL prizes among the essays . Relevant heads from the CPPCC National Committee ORG , the Hong Kong GPE and Macao Affairs Office ORG of the State Council ORG , the Information Office of the State Council ORG , and the General Administration of Radio , Film and Television ORG as well as representatives from all walks of life of society totaling more than 100 CARDINAL people attended today DATE 's press conference . Chinanews.com , Nov. 28 . According to a report by Hong Kong GPE - based Ta Kung Pao FAC , Hong Kong 's GPE Permanent Secretary for Economic Development and ORG Labor Cheung Kin - chung PERSON said on the 27th that in the past three months DATE the labor market in Hong Kong GPE continued to improve as unemployment rates for college graduates , low - skilled workers , and middle - aged people all saw some decline . He expected the unemployment situation to continue to improve since the internal demand in Hong Kong GPE remains very strong on the eve of the lunar new year . After attending the launching ceremony of " Youth Employment Home Base ORG " by the labor department yesterday DATE , Cheung Kin - chung PERSON said that from August to October this year DATE , 34,000 CARDINAL college graduates and departed students successfully found jobs , an increase of 3,100 CARDINAL people compared with the same period last year DATE . Unemployment rates for young people ages 15 to 24 DATE fell slightly by .6 % to 10.7 % PERCENT .
Whereas , unemployment rates for low - skilled workers and middle - aged people were 5.1 % PERCENT and 4.1 % PERCENT over the past three months DATE , down by .8 % and 1.3 % PERCENT respectively from the same period last year DATE . Xinhua News Agency ORG , Beijing GPE , December 4 DATE , by wire -LRB- Reporter Zhang Miaomiao PERSON -RRB- " As of December 4 DATE , Beijing GPE has handled a total of 22,600 CARDINAL arbitration cases this year DATE , 20 % PERCENT more than those in 2005 DATE . Of all the arbitration cases , 59 % PERCENT of them were cases in labor remuneration . " An official in labor dispute arbitration office under the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Labor and Social Security ORG told the reporter on the 4th ORDINAL that labor dispute cases in Beijing GPE have upward trend every year , with the annual DATE average increase rate of 30 % PERCENT . According to the report , in order to prevent ordinary labor disputes from becoming " legalized , " Beijing GPE city has established 43 CARDINAL labor dispute mediation workstations in all districts and some streets . When workers and their employers in the different community have labor disputes about labor contracts , labor remuneration , and social insurance , etc. , they do not have to take these " lawsuits " to the labor department . Rather , they can settle them in their area .
Motorcycles and electric cars have both been banned . It 's not even certain if we can take a bus now . Public transportation enterprises say that there needs to be a two - thirds CARDINAL increase in the number of buses if they are not going to be " overloaded " . One CARDINAL can well imagine how many people will be refused entry to buses when overloading them is really prohibited . I do n't know how those ordinary people can get around then ? By private car or taxi ? They are clearly unable to afford either , so the only choice left for them is to choose to walk or ride a bike . But the city of Guangzhou GPE is so big that getting around on foot or by bike will be an extremely torturous affair . Every citizen has his own right of the road . Citizens all have the right to independently choose when and how to use the road .
In the aim of achieving harmony and order in city traffic , ordinary people have already relinquished a fairly large part of their right to the road by allowing wider roads for the owners of private cars . Morally speaking , the government and the rich should actually feel greatly indebted to them . But the truth is different . The elite have greatly deceived the people and with insatiable avariciousness have deprived ordinary people of the pathetic little remaining right to the road with which they have been left . It seems that in their eyes , biking or walking is the obvious choice of ordinary people . As an ordinary person who can not afford a private car , living in Guangzhou GPE is simply too depressing . But other than a few curses , what else can we do ? Xinhua News Agency ORG BEIJING , Dec. 18 DATE -LRB- Reporter Zhang Xiaosong PERSON -RRB- The Ministry of Land and Resources and the State Development and Reform Commission ORG recently issued the 2006 DATE edition of the Schedule of Restricted Land Use Projects and the Schedule of Prohibited Land Use Projects ORG .
Film studios , racecar tracks , public cemeteries and other items have been listed as restricted land use projects . Vacation homes , golf courses , horsetracks and other projects have been ordered prohibited . At the same time , the previously issued 1999 DATE edition of the schedule was rescinded . On the 18th , the reporter learned from the Ministry of Land and Resources ORG that the first ORDINAL fifteen CARDINAL categories in the 2006 DATE edition of the Schedule of Prohibited Land Use Projects ORG are respectively coal , oil and natural gas and chemical engineering , information industry , steel , nonferrous metals , gold , building materials , pharmaceuticals , machine manufacturing , shipbuilding , light industry , textiles , tobacco , firefighting , and others . All levels of the Land and Resource Administration authorities and Investment Administration ORG authorities are , without exception , not allowed to process procedures related to any construction projects listed in the Schedule of Prohibited Land Use Projects ORG or construction projects that use the listed techniques , technologies or equipments . According to the provisions of the newly issued Schedule of Prohibited Land Use Projects ORG , property development projects involving vacation home type real estate , golf course , horsetrack , newly built training centers for the Party ORG and government organizations , state enterprises , business entities , mineral resource exploration for which mineral exploration rights have not been legally obtained , and mineral resourse extraction projects for which mineral extractions rights have not been legally obtained have all been ordered prohibited . The share of the spirited emerging markets within the world economy is growing . Particularly in China GPE and India GPE , their rapid growths will contribute to the maintenance of the world economy . However , this has also caused the world economy to become increasingly sensitive to the economic conditions of these countries .
Once these countries suffer from an economic downturn , the world economy -LRB- especially the Asian NORP economy -RRB- will also be greatly affected . The intelligence unit of The Economist of Britain ORG has predicted that in 2007 DATE , U.S. GPE economic growth will slow down significantly , and the growth rate will be a mere 2 % PERCENT . This is largely caused by the profound changes that have occurred in America GPE 's housing markets . After years of wild increases , the housing prices and trading volumes of real estate in the U.S. GPE are both declining . The booming housing market was one CARDINAL of the main impetuses for the development of the U.S. GPE economy to reach its climax from 2004 to 2006 DATE . While the economies of Euro area continued to warm up in 2006 DATE , they are expected to slow down at a steady pace in 2007 DATE . Japan GPE 's economy developed rapidly in 2006 DATE , but it is also likely to slow down its pace of increase in 2007 and 2008 . In the next phase , Japan GPE 's export growth will slow down significantly . The emerging areas in Asia LOC will still witness the most rapid growth , where the growth rate is expected to parallel that of the last century DATE in mid-1990 DATE 's . The economic growth of India GPE and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will also slow down slightly in 2007 and 2008 DATE .
China GPE 's economy will continue to grow robustly , and this is boosted at a certain extent by the overheated investment in specific sectors . -LRB- Chinanews.com ORG , Dec. 15 , Moscow GPE -RRB- The Russian NORP police have said that Litvinenko PERSON , the defected Russian NORP spy who was fatally poisoned , could have died because of a high level of business competition . But based on information in the hands of British NORP police and Litvinenko PERSON 's final denunciation before his death , the focus of the investigation has locked onto the possibility that it was a political assassination involving the Russian NORP security agency . Russian NORP police revealed that while he was alive , after he fled to England GPE , Litvinenko PERSON was taken on by Erinys PERSON , a British NORP company , where he was responsible for employee training . The international company is in charge of security for the petroleum industry and has more than ten thousand employees . Russian NORP police claim that Erinys PERSON has an important competitor RISC . The last people Litvinenko PERSON saw while he was alive , Lugovoi PERSON and his friends , were all engaged in these industries . Lugovoi PERSON is also a client of RISC .
An analysis by Russian NORP police states that Litvinenko PERSON died because of business competition . Besides an investigation being carried out by British NORP police in Russia GPE , international criminal police organizations have already become involved .